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IntroductoryOrganicChemistry

Chem 212&Chem 211

ORGANICBITES1A:STRUCTURES&GEOMETRYREVIEW
Dr.LauraPavelka
DepartmentofChemistry
Pulp&Paper104
laura.pavelka@mcgill.ca

FIRST,ABITOFREVIEW...
Section1 OrganicStructures(Review)
Chapter1 BondingandMolecularStructure
OctetRuleandLewisStructures
DrawingOrganicMolecules
Resonance
VSEPRGeometry

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ValenceElectrons
Group4=4valenceelectrons

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MakingChemicalBonds
THEOCTETRULE tendencyofanatomtofillvalencewitheightelectrons
(atomsreacttoachievestablenoblegaselectronconfigurations)

1. TRANSFEROFELECTRONS IONICBONDS

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occursbetweenatomsofdifferingelectronegativity
formssalts(ionpairs)

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MakingChemicalBonds
THEOCTETRULE tendencyofanatomtofillvalencewitheightelectrons
(atomsreacttoachievestablenoblegaselectronconfigurations)

1. TRANSFEROFELECTRONS IONICBONDS

occursbetweenatomsofdifferingelectronegativity
formssalts(ionpairs)

ex.Li+F

Li+ +F

ionsachieveHeandNeelectronicconfigurations
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MakingChemicalBonds
THEOCTETRULE tendencyofanatomtofillvalencewitheightelectrons
(atomsreacttoachievestablenoblegaselectronconfigurations)

2. SHARINGELECTRONS COVALENTBONDS

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occursbetweenatomsofsimilarelectronegativity
formsmolecules(eachbond=2sharedelectrons)

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AssigningFormalCharges
1.
2.
3.

Determineneutralvalenceofeachatom
Assigneachatomhalfofbondingelectrons+lonepairs
FC=NeutralValence(1) Assignedelectrons(2)

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AssigningFormalCharges

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DrawingLewisStructures
1.
2.
3.
4.

Valenceelectronsofeachatom?
Anycharges?...NO moveon,...YES add/subtractelectrons
Noblegaselectronicconfigurationateachatom?
Assignformalcharges.

ex.CH6N+

ex.C2H3Cl

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ExceptionstotheOctetRule
THEOCTETRULE tendencyofanatomtofillvalencewitheightelectrons
(atomsreacttoachievestablenoblegaselectronconfigurations)

1. Elementsofthethirdrowandbelow

havemorethan4valenceorbitals,canholdmorethan8electrons

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ExceptionstotheOctetRule
THEOCTETRULE tendencyofanatomtofillvalencewitheightelectrons
(atomsreacttoachievestablenoblegaselectronconfigurations)

2. Electrondeficient(reactive)molecules

havelessthan4valenceelectrons,canholdlessthan8electrons

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DrawingLewisStructures
1.
2.
3.
4.

Valenceelectronsofeachatom?
Anycharges?...NO moveon,...YES add/subtractelectrons
Noblegaselectronicconfigurationateachatom/knownexception?
Assignformalcharges.

ex.SO42

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ex.B2H6

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StructuralFormulaandIsomers
ISOMERS differentcompoundswiththesamemolecularformula
STRUCTURAL/CONSTITUTIONAL differentconnectivity(differentnames)
differentphysicalproperties/reactivity

ex.TWOSTRUCTURESWITHFORUMLAC3H6O

STRUCTURALFORMULAS allbondsexplicitlyshown
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StructuralFormulaandIsomers
ISOMERS differentcompoundswiththesamemolecularformula
STRUCTURAL/CONSTITUTIONAL differentconnectivity(differentnames)
differentphysicalproperties/reactivity

ex.THREESTRUCTURESWITHFORMULAC3H8O

STRUCTURALFORMULAS allbondsexplicitlyshown
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...ANDWENEEDTOMAKESUREWE
REMEMBERHOW TODRAW/INTERPRET
ALLTYPESOFCHEMICALSTRUCTURES

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FIRST,ABITOFREVIEW...
OrganicBites1A:Structures&GeometryReview
Chapter1 BondingandMolecularStructure
OctetRuleandLewisStructures
DrawingOrganicMolecules
Resonance
VSEPRGeometry

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CondensedFormulas
C4H10

MolecularFormula

StructuralFormula

CH3CH2CH2CH3

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DrawingLewisStructures
1.
2.
3.
4.

Valenceelectronsofeachatom?
Anycharges?...NO moveon,...YES add/subtractelectrons
Noblegaselectronicconfigurationateachatom?
Assignformalcharges.

ex.CH3CH2CO2Li

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ex.CH3NCO

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Skeletal(bondline)Structures

StructuralFormula

SkeletalStructure
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Skeletal(bondline)Structures

StructuralFormula

SkeletalStructure
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Skeletal(bondline)Structures

StructuralFormula

SkeletalStructure
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Skeletal(bondline)Structures

HN
O

CH3

HO HO
HO

N
HO

CH3

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OH

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DrawingIsomers
Skeleton:

Condensed:

FullLewis
Structure:

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Practice:SkeletalStructures
DrawcompleteLewisstructures(structuralformula,includinglonepairs)
forthefollowingcompounds:

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Practice:SkeletalStructures
Whichofthefollowingareconstitutionalisomers?

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SOMETIMESONELEWISSTRUCTUREIS
INSUFFICIENTTOACCURATELYDESCRIBE
ASINGLEMOLECULE/ION...

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FIRST,ABITOFREVIEW...
OrganicBites1A:Structures&GeometryReview
Chapter1 BondingandMolecularStructure
OctetRuleandLewisStructures
DrawingOrganicMolecules
Resonance
VSEPRGeometry

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ResonanceStructures
*multiplecorrectLewisstructures onlymoveelectrons,notpositionsofatoms*

ResonanceTheory whenamolecule/ionrepresentedby>2Lewisstructures:
1. Noneofthesestructuresarerealisticrepresentationsforthemolecule/ion
2. Actualmolecule/ionisaHYBRIDOFALLRESONANCESTRUCTURES

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RulesforWritingResonanceStructures
1.
2.
3.
4.

Resonancestructuresonlyexistonpaper
ONLYallowedtomoveelectrons bondsareNOTbroken
ALLstructuresmustbevalidLewisstructures.
TheACTUALenergyofamoleculeislowerthananyoneresonancestructure

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RulesforWritingResonanceStructures
1.
2.
3.
4.

Resonancestructuresonlyexistonpaper
ONLYallowedtomoveelectrons bondsareNOTbroken
ALLstructuresmustbevalidLewisstructures.
TheACTUALenergyofamoleculeislowerthananyoneresonancestructure

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RulesforWritingResonanceStructures
1.
2.
3.
4.

Resonancestructuresonlyexistonpaper
ONLYallowedtomoveelectrons bondsareNOTbroken
ALLstructuresmustbevalidLewisstructures.
TheACTUALenergyofamoleculeislowerthananyoneresonancestructure

HYBRID

HYBRID

equivalentresonancestructures
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Practice:Resonance
Drawaresonancestructureforeachofthefollowingstructures.

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LEWISSTRUCTURES,CONDENSED
FORUMLA,ANDSKELETALSTRUCTURES
SHOWBONDATTACHMENT...
BUTNOTMOLECULARSHAPE
(GEOMETRY)!

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FIRST,ABITOFREVIEW...
OrganicBites1A:Structures&GeometryReview
Chapter1 BondingandMolecularStructure
OctetRuleandLewisStructures
DrawingOrganicMolecules
Resonance
VSEPRGeometry

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VSEPR&TetrahedralGeometry
VSEPR ValenceShellElectronPairRepulsionTheory
*putvalenceelectronpairsasfarapartfromoneanotheraspossible*

TETRAHEDRALGEOMETRY
ex.methane:4electrongroups,4bonds

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DrawingTetrahedralStructures

Skeleton(bondline)structure

3DFormulas
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VSEPR&PyramidalGeometry
VSEPR ValenceShellElectronPairRepulsionTheory
*putvalenceelectronpairsasfarapartfromoneanotheraspossible*

PYRAMIDALGEOMETRY
ex.ammonia:4electrongroups,3bonds

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VSEPR&BentGeometry
VSEPR ValenceShellElectronPairRepulsionTheory
*putvalenceelectronpairsasfarapartfromoneanotheraspossible*

BENTGEOMETRY
ex.water:4electrongroups,2 bonds

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TetrahedralBasedGeometries
VSEPR ValenceShellElectronPairRepulsionTheory
*putvalenceelectronpairsasfarapartfromoneanotheraspossible*

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Remember...GeometryandVSEPR
VSEPR ValenceShellElectronPairRepulsionTheory
*putvalenceelectronpairsasfarapartfromoneanotheraspossible*

TRIGONALPLANARGEOMETRY
ex.formaldehyde:3 electrongroups,3bonds

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Remember...GeometryandVSEPR
VSEPR ValenceShellElectronPairRepulsionTheory
*putvalenceelectronpairsasfarapartfromoneanotheraspossible*

BENTGEOMETRY
ex.nitriteion:3 electrongroups,2bonds

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Remember...GeometryandVSEPR
VSEPR ValenceShellElectronPairRepulsionTheory
*putvalenceelectronpairsasfarapartfromoneanotheraspossible*

LINEARGEOMETRY
ex.carbondioxide:2electrongroups,2bonds

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Practice:Geometry
Whatisthegeometryofeachindicatedatominthefollowingcompound?

HN
O

CH3

HO HO
HO

N
HO

CH3

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OrganicBites1A:MainObjectives
1. Assignformalchargetoagivenatominamolecule.
2. DrawLewisstructures(structuralformula)given
formula,condensedformula,orskeletalstructures.
3. Identifyanddrawstructural/constitutionalisomers.
4. Drawaccurateresonancestructures.
5. UseVSEPRtheorytopredictthegeometryaboutan
atomcenter.

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