Using Structure to Predict Acidity/Basicity Effect of Structure on Effect ...

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Using Structure to Predict Acidity/Basicity Strong acid

Weak acid

ÿ relatively unstable acid

ÿ relatively stable acid

ÿ relatively stable conjugate base

ÿ relatively unstable conjugate base

Strong base

Weak base

ÿ relatively unstable base

ÿ relatively stable base

ÿ relatively stable conjugate acid

ÿ relatively unstable conjugate acid

Effect of Structure on pKa I 1. Charged vs. noncharged species a charged molecule is more acidic than a neutral molecule NH4+ pKa = 9.4

NH3 + H+

NH3 pKa = 36

NH2- + H+

2. Electronegativity of the atom attached to H the more EN the attached atom, the more acidic the molecule C F

I- > Br- > Cl- > F-

HI > HBr > HCl > HF

relative size

relative stability of conjugate bases

relative acidity

4. Inductive electron withdrawal a. Magnitude of electronegativity (the more EN, the more acidic) b. Distance away from (-) charged conjugate base (closer = more acidic) O

O I

H3C

OH

pKa = 4.76

C OH H2 pKa = 3.15

O

O

Br

C OH H2 pKa = 2.86

O

Cl

F

C OH H2 pKa = 2.81

C OH H2 pKa = 2.66

Example: N vs O vs S H H3C S

H H3C O

H H3C N H

H

H

pKa = -6.8

pKa = -2.4

H3CH2C S H

H3CH2C O H

pKa = 10.6

pKa = 15.9

H

pKa = 9.8 H H3CH2C N

pKa = 35

H

Nitrogen is most effective at stabilizing a positive charge and least effective at stabilizing a negative charge Sulfur is most effective at stabilizing a negative charge and least effective at stabilizing a positive charge

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Effect of Structure on pKa III 5. Hybridization (sp, sp2, sp3)

Relative Acidity sp sp2 sp3 > > 50% s character 33% s character 25% s character H

H HC C H

>

>

H2C

H3C C H

H

pKa = 25

H

pKa = 44

pKa = 50

Conjugate base has negative charge, which is stabilized by orbitals with greater s character

Effect of Structure on pKa IV 6.

Resonance resonance stabilizes the negative charge of the conjugate base the more resonance contributors, the more stable the molecule

H3C

OH

H3C

+ H+

O

pKa = 15.9

O

O H3C

OH

pKa = 4.76

H3C

O O

H3C

+ H+ O

electron delocalization

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