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Organic ChemistrySecond Edition

Chapter 3Acids and Bases

David Klein

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3.1ConjugateAcidsandBases• Brønsted-Lowrydefinition

– Aconjugateacidresultswhenabaseacceptsaproton– Aconjugatebaseresultswhenanacidgivesupaproton

• RecallfromGeneralChemistrythisclassicexample

• Labeltheacid,base,andtheconjugatesinthereactionbelow

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3.1AcidsandBases• Drawreasonableproductsforthefollowingacid/basereaction,andlabeltheconjugates.

• Waterisconsideredneutral.Doesthatmeanitisneitheranacidnorabase?


3.2CurvedArrowsinReactions• Consideraspecificacid/baseexample

• Youcouldsaythebase“attacks”theacid• Theacidcannotloseitsprotonwithoutthebasetakingit.Allacid/basereactionsoccurinonestep

• Themechanismshowstwoarrowsindicatingthattwopairsofelectronsmovesimultaneously


3.2CurvedArrowsinReactions• Provideproductsandcurvedarrowsforthefollowingacidbasereaction


3.2CurvedArrowsinReactions• Identifytheacid/basestepsinthefollowingmechanism

• PracticewithSkillBuilder 3.1


3.3QuantifyingAcidity• Quantitativestrengthanalysis– usingnumericaldatatocomparehowstrongacidsare.

• ReviewfromGeneralChemistryKa andpKa• Ka istheequilibriumconstantforthereactionbetweenanacidandWATER

• Iftheacidisstrong,howwillthataffectthemagnitudeofKa,theequilibriumconstant?


3.3QuantifyingAcidity• TherearemoreacidsandpKa valuesintable3.1

• EachpKa unitrepresentsanorderofmagnitudeorapowerof10.

• Whichisstronger,HClorH2SO4,andbyexactlyHOWMUCH?

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3.3QuantifyingBasicity• YoucanalsousepKa valuestocomparethestrengthsofbases

• Thestrongertheacidtheweakeritsconjugatebase.WHY?




3.3UsingpKas toanalyzeEquilibria• WiththerelevantpKa values,youcanpredictwhichdirectionanacid/baseequilibriumwillfavor

• Whyistheequilibriumarrowbiggerontopthanonbottom?


3.3UsingpKas toanalyzeEquilibria

• SubtractingthepKa values,(50- 15.7≈34)alsotellsyouthattherewillbe≈1034moreproductsthanreactants.

• It’snotreallymuchofanequilibrium• PracticewithSkillBuilder 3.4andconceptualcheckpoint3.12


Figure 16.3 Strengths of conjugate acid-base pairs.

The stronger the acid is, the weaker its conjugate base. When an acid reacts with a base that is farther down the list, the reaction proceeds to the right (Kc > 1).

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3.4QualifyingAcidity• Qualitativeanalysis– comparestructuralstabilitytodeterminewhichisastrongeracid

• Formalchargecanaffectstability– Themoreeffectivelyareactionproductcanstabilizeitsformalcharge,themoretheequilibriumwillfavorthatproduct

• Whichisastrongeracid,andWHY?

HCl or


3.4QualifyingAcidity• Themoreeffectivelyaconjugatebasecanstabilizeitsnegativecharge,thestrongertheacid

• Whatfactorsaffectthestabilityofanegativeformalcharge?– Thetypeofatom thatcarriesthecharge– Resonance– Induction– Thetypeoforbital wherethechargeresides

• Thesefactorscanberememberedwiththeacronym,ARIO


• ARIO - Thetypeofatom thatcarriesthecharge– Moreelectronegativeatomsarebetteratstabilizingnegativecharge.WHY?

– Comparetheacidityofthetwocompoundsbelow

– LookupthepKa valuesforsimilarcompoundsintable3.1toverifyyourprediction


3.4QualifyingAcidity


• ARIO - Resonance cangreatlystabilizeaformalnegativechargebyspreadingitoutintopartialcharges

• Comparetheacidityofthetwocompoundsbelowbycomparingthestabilitiesoftheirconjugatebases.Howdoesresonanceplayarole?

• LookupthepKa valuesintable3.1toverifyyourprediction




3.4QualifyingAcidity• ARIO - Induction canalsostabilizeaformalnegativechargebyspreadingitout.Howisinductiondifferentfromresonance?

• Comparetheacidityofthetwocompoundsbelowbycomparingthestabilitiesoftheirconjugatebases.Howdoesinductionplayarole?


• Doesinduction alsoplayaroleinexplainingwhyaceticacidisstrongerthanethanol?



3.4QualifyingAcidity• ExplainthepKa differencesbelow



3.4QualifyingAcidity• ARIO - Thetypeoforbital alsocanaffectthestabilityofaformalnegativecharge

• Isanegativechargemorestableorlessstableifitisheldcloselytoanatom’snucleus?WHY?


• Ranktheabilityoftheseorbitals(2s,2p,sp3,sp2,andsp)tostabilizeelectrons,andexplain.


3.4QualifyingAcidity• Comparetheacidityofthecompoundsbelowbycomparingthestabilitiesoftheirconjugatebases.Howdoesthetypeoforbital playarole?

• ExplainthepKa differencesabove



3.4QualifyingAcidity• Whenassessingtheacidityofprotons,wegenerally useARIO asourorderofpriority1. Thetypeofatom thatcarriesthecharge2. Resonance3. Induction4. Thetypeoforbital wherethechargeresides

• Compareethanolandpropylene.Whichhasamorestableconjugatebase?WHY?

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pKa =16 pKa =43

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3.4QualifyingAcidity• ARIOisagoodgeneral guideline,butitsometimesfails• Compareacetyleneandammonia.UsingARIO,whichshouldbeastrongeracid?

• Todeterminetheactual acidities,thepKa valuesmustbeexperimentallymeasuredandcompared– seenextslide


3.4QualifyingAcidity• ARIO isagoodgeneral guideline,butitsometimesfails• UsingthepKa values,youcannevergowrong.Whichacidistrulystronger?Whichdirectionwillthefollowingequilibriumfavor?



3.4QualifyingAcidity• Foracidsthatcarryaformalpositivecharge,wecanuseARIOtocomparethestabilityoftheacidsdirectlytoseewhichisbestatstabilizingitspositivecharge

• Rankthefollowingacidsinorderofincreasingstrength


3.5PredictingEquilibriumPosition• IfpKa valuesareknown,theyareasure-fire waytopredictthepositionofanequilibrium

• IfpKa valuesarenotknown,relativestabilityofconjugatesshouldbeused



3.5PredictingEquilibriumPosition• IfpKa valuesarenotknow,relativestabilityofconjugatesshouldbeused

• Isthereactionbelow,reactantorproductfavored?


3.5ChoosingaReagent• Anotherimportantskillistobeabletochooseanappropriatereagent foraacid/basereaction

• Chooseanacid fromtable3.1thatcouldeffectivelyprotonate eachofthefollowingmolecules


3.5ChoosingaReagent• Anotherimportantskillistobeabletochooseanappropriatereagent foraacid/basereaction

• Chooseaconjugate base fromtable3.1thatcouldeffectivelydeprotonate eachofthefollowingmolecules



3.7Solvation• Becausetheyaresosimilar,ARIOcannotbeusedtoexplainthepKa differencecomparingethanolandtert-Butanol

• ConsideringthatpKa valuesaremeasuredinsolution,howmightthesolventacttomakeethanolaslightlystrongeracid?Thinkabouthowthesolventcouldstabilizeitsconjugatebase.


3.7Solvation• Thesolventmustformion-dipoleattractionstostabilizetheformalnegativecharge

• Ifthetert-Butoxideisstericallyhindered,itwon’tbeaswellsolvatedastheethoxide


3.7Solvation• Solvation iscriticallyimportantinreactions.Thesolventisoftenneededtostabilizetransitionstates,intermediates,and/orproductstoallowareactiontooccur

• ExplainwhythepKa foraceticacidis4.75inwaterwhileitis23.5inCH3CN

• Practicewithconceptualcheckpoint3.33


3.9LewisAcidsandBases• Lewisacid/basedefinition

– ALewisacidacceptsandsharesapairofelectrons– ALewisbasedonatesandsharesapairofelectrons

• AcidsundertheBrønsted-LowrydefinitionarealsoacidsundertheLewisdefinition

• BasesundertheBrønsted-LowrydefinitionarealsobasesundertheLewisdefinition

• Explainhowthisreactionfitsbothdefinitions


3.9LewisAcidsandBases• Lewisacid/basedefinition

– ALewisacidacceptsandsharesapairofelectrons– ALewisbasedonatesandsharesapairofelectrons

• SomeLewisacid/basereactionscannotbeclassifiedusingtheBrønsted-Lowrydefinition

• ExplainhowthisreactionfitstheLewisdefinitionbutnottheBrønsted-Lowrydefinition



AdditionalPracticeProblems• Provideproductsandcurvedarrowsforthefollowingacidbasereaction


AdditionalPracticeProblems• RankthefollowingbasesinorderofincreasingstrengthandranktheirconjugatesinorderofincreasingpKa.


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