Transcript Alcohols Biological Activity Nomenclature Preparation Reactions Some Alcohols CH3CH2OH HO OH OH CHCH2NH2 CHCHNHCH3 CH3 ethanol HO adrenaline (epinephrine) OH H HOCH2CHCH2OH glycerol H HO H cholesterol pseudephedrine Alcohols are Found in Many Natural Products HO N CH3 O H HO Morph i n e m ost abu n dan t.

Alcohols
Biological Activity
Nomenclature
Preparation
Reactions
Some Alcohols
CH3CH2OH
HO
OH
OH
CHCH2NH2
CHCHNHCH3
CH3
ethanol
HO
adrenaline (epinephrine)
OH
H
HOCH2CHCH2OH
glycerol
H
HO
H
cholesterol
pseudephedrine
Alcohols are Found in Many
Natural Products
HO
N CH3
O
H
HO
Morph i n e
m ost abu n dan t of opi u m 's al k al oi ds
Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
NH2
O
O
H
HN
H
N
N
NH
N
A possible che m ical warfare age nt
roughly 1000 tim e s m ore toxic
than saran gas or cyanide
N H
OH
The toxin blocks entry of sodium
OH required by cells to make "action potentials"
Saxitoxin (STX)
LD50 = 2 g/kg
OH
O
O
OH
OH
HO
OH
O
H2N
OH
OH
OH
OH
HO
PALYTO XIN
LD50 = 0.15g/k g
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
O
HO
O
N
N
H
H
HO
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
O
OH
OH
OH
OH
HO
OH
O
O
O
OH
HO
OH
OH
OH
OH
HO
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
Ethanol: the Beverage
Ethanol is a central nervous system depressant
- depresses brain areas responsible for judgement
(thus t he illusion of stimulat ion)
alcohol dehydrogenase
C H3C H2O H
e th an ol
+
NAD
O
+
C H3C H + NADH + H
ace talde h yde
LD50 = 1.9 g/Kg
+
NAD
enz.
+
C H3C O2H + NADH + H
ace tic acid
Excess NADH can cause
Metabolic Problems
O
C
NH2
OO
N
CH3CCOH
H
+
OH
CH3CHCO2H
sugar
NADH
pyru vi c acid
(+) lactic aci d
pyruvic acid is normally converted to
glucose (gluconeogenesis)
result s in:aci dosi sand h ypogl yce m ia
Methanol: Not a Beverage
C H3O H
m e th an ol
ADH
+
NAD
O
+
HC H + NADH + H
form alde hyde
LD50 = 0.07 g/Kg
Synergistic and Metabolic
Effects
• In men, ethanol lowers levels of testosterone (and
sperm count) due to lack of enzymes needed for
the steroid biosynthesis.
• The enzyme CYP2E1, which is responsible for
converting acetaminophen into liver toxins, is
activated by ethanol.
• Ethanol has a caloric value of 7.1Cal/g (fat has a
value of 9 Cal/g).
• Alcohol can cause a degenerative muscle disease
called alcoholic myopathy (3 times more common
than cirrhosis).
Synergistic Effects
• Women will have higher BAL’s with the
consumption of an equal number of drinks due to
lower ADH activity and lower % H2O in blood.
• Estradiol levels increase in women (and men).
This has been associated with higher incidences of
heart disease and a change in bone density.
• A higher than normal concentration of
Cytochrome P-450 enzymes (in the liver) are
activated by ethanol creating a potential
dependency.
Antitumor Agents
• Often functionalized with alcohols
• Designed to fit into specific geometic sites
on proteins
• Hydrogen bonding is crucial for binding
• Water solubility is crucial for cell
membrane transport
From the Bark of the Pacific Yew Tree
Taxol (Paclitaxel)
O
O
O
NH
OH
O
O
O
OH
O
OH O O
O
Taxus brevifolia
O
How Taxol Works
• A large number of microtubules are formed at
the start of cell division, and as cell division
comes to an end, these microtubules are
normally broken down into tubulin – a protein
responsible for the cell’s structural stability.
• Taxol promotes tubulin polymerization then
binds to the microtubules and inhibits their
depolymerization back into tubulin.
• The cell can't divide into daughter cells and
therefore the cancer can’t spread.
Tubulin with
Taxol bound to
one of the
Functional
Domains
CHIME diagram of tubulin
Taxol Causes Cells’ Tubulin
Skeleton to Aggregate in Spindles
May be More Effective than Taxol
Epothilone B
inhibits t ubulin aggregation
O
S
H
OH
N
O
O
OH
O
DNA Cross-linker
21
O
CH3O
O
O
O
O
N
CH3
OH
N
H
AcO
H
N
10
HO
Azinomycin B
Streptomyces sahachiroi
O
Prevents DNA from Unraveling
O
O
OH
OH
OH
OCH3 O
OH
O
CH3
NH2
OH
Doxoru bi ci n (adri am yci n )
Binds t o DNA and inhibit s t he enzyme t opoisomer
Oxidation and Reduction
3 hydrocarbon oxidation levels
CH3CH3
oxidati on #
of carbon
-3
[O]
CH2=CH2
-2
[O]
HC
CH
-1
Oxidation levels of
oxygen- halogen- and nitrogencontaining molecules
CH2=CH2
CH3CH3
[O]
CH3CH2OH
HC
[O]
CH
CH
3CH=O
[O]
CH3CO2H
CH3CH2Cl
CH
3CHCl2
CH
3CCl3
CH3CH2NH2
CH
3CH=NH
CH
3CN
O xi dati on
Re du cti on
Acidity of Alcohols
• Due to the electronegativity of the O atoms,
alcohols are slightly acidic (pKa 16-18).
• The anion dervived by the deprotonation of an
alcohol is the alkoxide.
• Alcohols also react with Na (or K) as water
does to give the alkoxide (red-ox):
CH3CH2OH + Na
CH3CH2O Na + 1/2 H2
Withdrawing Groups Enhance
Acidity
CF3
CF3
CF3
C OH + NaHCO3
CF3
CF3
alcohol
CH3OH
CH3CH2OH
CF3CH2OH
(CH3)3COH
(CF3)3COH
C O Na + H2CO3
CF3
pKa
15.54
16.00
12.43
18.00
5.4
Physical Properties
b.p. oC
D
sol. in H2O
CH3CH2CH3
-42
0.08
i
CH3OCH3
-25
1.3
ss
CH3CH2OH
78
1.7
vs
Intermolecular H-Bonding
 
O H
H
H
 
O H
 
O H
O
associated liquid
inte rmole cular H bonding
O H
H
H
O
Alcohol Nomenclature
OH
3
3-hept anol
OH
6
2
5
OH
5-methyl-6-hepten-2-ol
2
1
1
3
OH
5
CH3
CH3
CH3
CH3
3,3-dimethylcyclohexanol 5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-en
Nomenclature
OH
(S ) 2-h e xan ol
OH
(E) 3-m e th yl -3-pe n te n -2-ol
OH
OH
H
OH
trans 3-i sopropylcyclope n tan ol (R) 2-bu tyl -1,4-bu tan e di ol
(R) 2-bu tyl bu tan e -1,4-di ol
Who am I?
HO
H
1
2
6
4
5
8
7
# ch ai n from e n d cl ose st
to al coh ol grou p
3
HO
2
1
1
H
2
5
4-(R)-{1-(S )[cycl oh e xa2,5-di e n yl ]e th yl }-2-m e th yl -6-(E)-octe n -4
Preparation of Alcohols
•
•
•
•
Reduction of ketones and aldehydes
Reduction of esters and carboxylic acids
Hydration of Alkenes
Nucleophilic addition
– Grignard reaction
– Acetylide addition
• Substitution
• Epoxide opening
NaBH4 Reduction
O
R
1) NaBH4, ethanol
+
R'
2) H3O
H
H
OH
R
R'
+
H3O
H
R
O
R'
Some Examples
O
OH
1) NaBH4, ether
+
2) H3O
O
CH
"
CH2OH
Two Alcohol Products Form in Lab
O
H
axial approach
NaBH4
(CH3)3C
H
O Na
(CH3)3C
trans
O Na
O
NaBH4
(CH3)3C
H
(CH3)3C
H
equatorial approach
cis
LiAlH4 Reduction
a Stronger Reducing Agent
OH
O
1) LiAl H4, T HF
+
2) H3O
LiAl H4 will reduce:
o
ket ones to 2 alcohols
o
aldehydes t o 1 alcohols
o
carboxylic acids and est ers t o 1 alcohols
LiAlH4 is a much stronger
reducing agent
O
1) LiAlH4
2) H3O
OH
+
+ CH3OH
O
1) NaBH4
2) H3O
+
no reaction
NaBH4 is More Selective
O
O
1) NaBH4
OH
2) H3O
OH
+
O
OH
OH
1) Li AlH4
2) H3O
+
OH
Oxymercuration Hydration
Markovnikov
1) Hg(OAc)2 in
T HF/H2O
2) NaBH4
OH
H
Hydroboration Hydration
Anti-Markovnikov
3
1) BH3-T HF
2) H2O2, NaOH
H OH
3
Base Catalyzed Ring-Opening
of Epoxides
Base Opens Ring from
Unhindered Side
OH
O
NaOCH3 in CH3OH
H
OCH3
O Na
OCH3
regenerates base cat alyst
OCH3
Acid Catalyzed Ring-Opening
Aqueous and in Alcohol
Regiochemistry
Ring Opens at More Hindered Site
+
H , CH3OH
OH
O
OCH3
OH
O
CH3OH
H
OCH3
CH3OH
H
Different Regiosomers
Propose a Mechanism
Br
O
1) NaOCH3
2) heat
CH3OCH2
O
+ NaBr
2 SN2 steps
CH3O
Br
1) NaOCH3
2) heat
O
Br
CH3O
O
CH3OCH2
O
+ NaBr
Propose a Mechanism
Br
+
H3O (cat .)
Br
H
O
O
H
Br
+
H3O (cat .)
Br
O
O
H
H
H
Br
H2O
H
O
H
Br
H
O
H
HO
Br
H
Nucleophilic addition to Carbonyl
Compounds
Acetylides

O

H
O

C
CH3
CH3CH2C

CH3
CH3
CH3CH2C
C
CH3
C
C
H3O
+
OH
CH3
CH3CH2C
C
C
CH3
Organometallic Chemistry
Grignard Reaction
CH3
Br + Mg
 
CH3 MgBr
Grignard Re age nt
"CH3 MgBr "
excellent nucleophile
very strong base
Grignard Reagents React With
Ketones to form tertiary alcohols
O
CH3
1) CH3MgBr in et her
HO
+ MgBrOH
+
2) H3O
o
a 3 alcoh ol
+
H3O
MgBrO
CH3
CH3
Grignard Reagents React With
Aldehydes to form secondary alcohols
O

 
MgBr
in ether
1)
H
OH
+
2) H3O
H
Grignard Reagents React With
Formaldehyde to form primary
alcohols
CH2CH2O MgBr
CH2CH2OH
+
H3O
O

C 
H
H
formaldehyde
CH2 MgBr
CH2Br
Mg, et her,
Grignard Reagents react (twice) with
Esters to form 3o Alcohols
O
OH
C
C CH
3
CH3
OCH3
1) 2 CH3MgBr
+
2) H3O
CH3
O
C OCH
3
CH3
2nd eq.
1) CH3MgBr
+
2) H3O
O
C
CH3
ketone
(more reactive than est er)
Grignard Reagents open
Epoxides
O
RCO3H
CH3MgBr
OH
MgBrO
CH3
+ enant.
H 3O
+
CH3
Ring-Opening is Sterically
Controlled
CH2CH3
OH
O
CH3
1) CH3CH2MgBr
+
2) H3O
CH3
base ope n s e poxi de at l e ss hi nde re d site
Grignard Summary
H
H
R
MgX
+
+
C
O
H3O workup
R
H formaldehyde
R
MgX
R'
+
O
R'
H3O workup
R
H aldehyde
R
MgX
R'
+
C
R''
ket one
C
OH
H
R'
+
O
OH
H
+
C
C
H3O workup
R
C
R''
OH
Grignard Summary
R
O
H3O workup
R'
MgX +
R''
epoxide
R
R'
2 R
MgX
+
OH
+
R'
+
C
O
RO est er
H3O workup
R
C
OH
R + ROH
Grignard Reagents are
exceptionally strong bases
H2O
CH3OH
CH3CH2CH2MgBr + CH3CO2H
HC
CH
CH3NH2
CH3CH2CH3
An Effective Use of the Basicity
Isotopic Labeling
CH3
CH3
CH3
Br
MgBr
Mg
Br2, h
ether
D2O
CH3
D
+ MgBrOD
Synthesis
OH
?
Retrosynthetic Analysis
OH
?
Br
MgBr
4-Step Synthesis
OH
1) HCHO
+
2) H3O
Br2, h
Br
Mg in et her
MgBr
Synthesize Using Only 1,2, or
3-Carbon Reagents
OH
HC
CH
Retrosynthesis
+
OH
O 
MgBr
HC
Mg
Br
CH
HBr
CH3X
CH3X
reduce