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Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: Organic Chemistry, 5
Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: Organic Chemistry, 5
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S-R is a better leaving group than
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O-R
Resonance overlap is not as effective.
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Chapter 21 59
Carbonic Acid Esters
CO
2
in water contains some H
2
CO
3
.
Diesters are stable.
Synthesized from phosgene.
+ C
O
Cl Cl
CH
3
CH
2
OCOCH
2
CH
3
O
2 CH
3
CH
2
OH
diethyl carbonate
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Chapter 21 60
Urea and Urethanes
Urea is the diamide of carbonic acid.
Urethanes are esters of a monoamide
of carbonic acid.
+ C
O
Cl Cl
C
O
NH
2
H
2
N
2 NH
3
urea
N C O
H
2
O
NH C OH
O
a carbamic acid
ROH
NH C OR
O
a urethane
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Chapter 21 61
Polymers
Polycarbonates are long-chain esters of
carbonic acid.
Polyurethanes are formed when a diol
reacts with a diisocyanate.
N C O N C O
CH
3
HOCH
2
CH
2
OH
NH C HN
CH
3
C
O
O CH
2
CH
2
O
O
n
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Chapter 21 62
End of Chapter 21