Alkenes of Pharmaceutical Importance – PST05106 Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry
NTA Level 5 • Semester 1 • PST05106 Alkenes of Pharmaceutical Importance Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry • Source Session/Topic 9 Full source-text version: all educational wording from the extracted learning source is retained; only presenter/tutor metadata and web-layout noise are removed, while formatting is improved for readability. Session 9: Alkenes of Pharmaceutical Importance. Total Session Time: 120 minutes Prerequisites None Learning Tasks By the end of this session students are expected to be able to: • Define alkenes • List alkenes and their isomers • Explain nomenclature of alkenes • Draw chemical structure of alkenes • List chemical properties of alkenes • Explain chemical reactions of alkenes Resources Needed: • Flip charts, marker pens, and masking tape. • Black/white board and chalk/whiteboard markers. SESSION OVERVIEW |Step |Time |Activity/ |Content | | | |Method | | |1 |05 minutes |Presentation |Introduction, Learning Tasks | |2 |10 minutes |Brainstorming |Definition of Alkenes | | | |Presentation | | |3 |15 minutes |Buzzing |Alkenes and their Isomers | | | |Presentation | | |4 |15 minutes |Presentation |Nomenclature of Alkenes | |5 |15 minutes |Presentation |Chemical Structure of Alkenes | |6 |10 minutes |Presentation |Chemical Properties of Alkenes | | | |Brainstorming | | |7 |40 minutes |Group |Chemical Reactions and Uses of | | | |discussion |Alkenes | | | |Presentation | | |8 |05 minutes |Presentation |Key Points | |9 |05 minutes |Presentation |Evaluation | SESSION CONTENTS. STEP 1: Presentation of Session Title and Learning Tasks (5 minutes). READ or ASK students to read the learning tasks and clarify. ASK students if they have any questions before continuing. STEP 2: Definition of Alkenes (5 minutes). |Activity: Brainstorming (5 minutes) | | | |Ask students to brainstorm on the following question: | | | |What are Alkenes? | | | |ALLOW few students to respond. | | | |WRITE their responses on the flip chart/ board. | | | |CLARIFY and SUMMARISE by using the content below | • These are unsaturated hydrocarbons, they contain two less hydrogen atoms as compared to corresponding alkanes (sp2 hybrid), also known as OLEFINS or ALKYLENES, general formula: (CnH2n). • They contain carbon-carbon double bond, this is the distinguishing feature of the alkenes. • The simplest member of the alkene family is ethylene C2H2. STEP 3: Alkenes and their Isomers (15 minutes). |Activity: Buzzing (10minutes) | | | |ASK students to pair up and buzz on the following question for 5 | |minutes. | | | |What is the isomer of Alkenes? | | | |ALLOW pairs to respond on the question. | | | |WRITE their response on the flip chart/board. | | | |CLARIFY and SUMMARIZE by using the content in the table 1 below | Geometric isomerism • Arises due to restricted rotation at the C-C double bonds • Occurs only when two atoms/groups attached to each carbon of the double bond are different from one another • The cis-isomer has like groups on the same side of the double bond, whereas the trans-isomer has like group on opposite sides of the double bond Example, [pic] Cis Butene (the methyl groups are on the same side) [pic] Trans Butene (the methyl groups are on the opposite side) Structural isomerism • Isomers which have the atoms of their molecules linked in a different order • This can come about in one of three ways: o Chain Isomerism [pic] [pic][pic] ▪ Chain isomers of the same compound are very similar. ▪ There may be small difference in physical properties such as melting or boiling point due to different strengths of intermolecular bonding. ▪ Their chemistry is likely to be identical. o Positional Isomers [pic] [pic] ▪ Positional isomers are also usually similar. ▪ There are slight physical differences, but the chemical properties are usually very similar. ▪ However, occasionally, positional isomers can have quite different properties Example of isomerism is given by propanol • It has the formula C3H8O (or C3H7OH) and two isomers propan-1-ol (n-propyl alcohol; I) and propan-2-ol (isopropyl alcohol; II) • Note that the position of the oxygen atom differs between the two: it is attached to an end carbon in the first isomer, and to the center carbon in the second. • The number of possible isomers increases rapidly as the number of atoms increases; For example; the next largest alcohol, named butanol (C4H10O), has four different structural isomers. [pic] [pic] STEP 4: Nomenclature of Alkenes (15 minutes). • The IUPAC Rules are similar to those of alkanes, but few new rules must be added to name and locate the double bond. o Rule 1: Select as the parent structure the longest continuous chain that contains the C-C double bond: ▪ C-C double bonds are designated by the ending -ene, if more than one double bond is present, the ending is diene, triene, tetraene, etc. o Rule 2: Indicate by a number the position of the double bond in the chain. Number it so that the C-atoms in the double bond have the lowest possible numbers. o Rule 3: The position of the double bond(s) is indicated by the number(s) of the lower numbered carbon atom of each double bond. These numbers are placed in front of the name of the compound. Example, [pic] o Rule 4: In cyclic hydrocarbons, start numbering around the ring with the carbons of the double bond indicates by numbers the positions of alkyl groups attached to the parent chain. Example, [pic] 3-Methylcyclopenten Table 1. Nomenclature of simple alkenes |COMPOUND |COMMON NAME |IUPAC NAME | |CH2=CH2 |Ethylene |Ethene | |CH3CH=CH2 |Propylene |1-Propene | |CH3CH2CH=CH2 |α-Butylene |1-Butene | |CH3C(CH3)=CH2 |Isobutylene |2-Methylpropene | |CH2=C(C2H5)CH2CH3 |- |2-Ethyl-1-butene | |CH2=CHCl |Vinyl chloride |Chloroethene | |CH2=CHCH2Cl |Allyl chloride |3-Chloropropene | |CH3=CHCH=CH2 | |1,3-Butadiene | STEP 5: Chemical Structure of Alkenes (15 minutes). Definition • The arrangement of chemical bonds between atoms in a molecule (or in an iron or radical with multiple atoms) especially which atoms are chemically bonded to what other atoms with what kind of chemical bonds, together with