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REDUCTIONS AND REDUCING AGENTS
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Reductions and Reducing Agents
• Basic definition of reduction: Addition of hydrogen or removal of oxygen
• Addition of electrons
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Reducible Functional Groups
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Categories of Common Reducing Agents
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Relative Reactivity of Nucleophiles at the Reducible Functional Groups
In the absence of any secondary interactions, the carbonyl compounds exhibit
the following order of reactivity at the carbonyl
This order may however be reversed in the presence of unique
secondary interactions inherent in the molecule; interactions that may
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Common Reducing Agents(Borohydrides)
Reduction of Amides to Amines
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Common Reducing Agents(Borohydrides)
R CO2H3 + BH3 R O
O
B3
+ 3 H2
Acyloxyborane
Reduction of Carboxylic Acids to Primary Alcohols
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Common Reducing Agents(Sodium Borohydride)
The reductions with NaBH4 are commonly carried out in EtOH
(Serving as a protic solvent)
Note that nucleophilic attack occurs from the least hindered face of the
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Common Reducing Agents(Lithium Borohydride)
The reductions with LiBH4 are commonly carried out in THF or ether
Note that nucleophilic attack occurs from the least hindered face of the
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Common Reducing Agents(Borohydrides)
The Influence of Metal Cations on Reactivity
As a result of the differences in reactivity between sodium borohydride
and lithium borohydride, chemoselectivity of reduction can be achieved
by a judicious choice of reducing agent.
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Common Reducing Agents(Sodium Cyanoborohydride)
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Common Reducing Agents(Reductive Amination with Sodium Cyanoborohydride)
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Lithium Aluminium Hydride
It reduces both aldehydes and ketones to alcohols
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Lithium aluminiumhydride reacts the same way as lithium borohydride. It is
however a much more reactive reducing agent than lithium borohydride. It is
the strongest of the hydride reducing agents.
Note that the Al-H bond is more polarized than B-H bond. Consequently the
hydride in Al-H has greater hydride character and therefore more nucleophilic
than the hydride in B-H.
Note that unlike Na+, Li+ is a Lewis acid that co-ordinates better to the
carbonyl oxygen, activating the carbonyl to nucleophilic attack.
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Common Reducing Agents(Lithium Aluminium Hydride)
Carboxylic acids and esters are reduced by LiAlH4 to primary alcohols
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Common Reducing Agents(Lithium Aluminium Hydride)
Amides and nitriles are reduced by
LiAlH4 to amines.
Reduction of Amides and
Nitriles to Amines
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Common Reducing Agents(Diisobutylaluminiumhydride)
DIBAL-H has a tendency of effecting chelation controlled reductions
Reduction of Aldehydes and Ketones to Alcohols
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Common Reducing Agents(Diisobutylaluminiumhydride)
Reduction of esters with atleast 2 equivalents of DIBAL-H provides
alcohols.
Reduction of Esters to Alcohols
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Common Reducing Agents(Diisobutylaluminiumhydride)
Half reduction of esters to aldehydes can be accomplished with 1
equivalent of DIBAL-H.
Partial Reduction of Esters to Aldehydes
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Common Reducing Agents(Diisobutylaluminiumhydride)
Half reduction of a nitrile with 1 equiv of DIBAL-H followed by
hydrolysis provides an aldehyde.
Partial Reduction of Nitriles to Aldehydes
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Common Hydride Reducing AgentsA Comparative Analysis among the Reducing Agents
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Reductive Deoxygenation(Wolff-Kishner Reduction)
Reductive Deoxygenation of Aldehydes and Ketones to
Hydrocarbons
Example
High temperatures are required to effect the reduction
The Basic media may however be incompatible with other functional
groups
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Non-Metal Reducing Agents(Wolff-Kishner Reduction)
Mechanism of Wolff-Kishner Reduction
Reaction begins with initial formation of a hydrazone
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Common Reducing Agents(Catalytic Hydrogenation)
Reduction of Alkynes and Alkenes to Alkanes
Alkynes and alkenes readily undergo complete hydrogenation on
metal catalysts, commonly palladium and nickel, provide alkanes.
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Common Reducing Agents(Catalytic Hydrogenation)
Reduction of Alkynes and Alkenes to Alkanes
H2
Pd/CC C
Ph
Me
Ph
MeC C
HH
Ph Ph
Meso
H2
Pd/CC C
Me
Me
Ph
PhC C
H
Me
H
Ph Me
(+)
Z-Isomer
E-Isomer -
Ph
Me Me
Example
The stereospecific reduction of E and Z-isomers of an alkene shows
that the addition of hydrogen occurs in a syn fashion. This is an
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Common Reducing Agents(Catalytic Hydrogenation)
Mechanism of Reduction of Alkenes to Alkanes
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Common Reducing Agents(Catalytic Hydrogenation)
Lindlars catalyst consists of palladium on a calcium carbonate
support poisoned with lead acetate and a small amount of quinoline.
Since alkynes are more reactive to catalytic hydrogenation than
alkenes, controlled reduction of alkynes to alkenes without over-
reduction is possible by employing a poisoned palladium catalyst
(Lindlars catalyst) to deter the reduction of the intermediate alkene to a
saturated alkane.
Partial Reduction of Alkynes to (Z)-Alkenes
Example
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Common Reducing Agents(Catalytic Hydrogenation)
Mechanism of the Partial Reduction of Alkynes to (Z)-Alkenes
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Common Reducing Agents(Catalytic Hydrogenation)
Synthetic Applications of Partial Reduction of Alkynes to Alkenes
The synthesis of Muscalure ((Z)-9-tricosene), the sex pheromone of
the female housefly Musca domestica, was accomplished through a
stereospecific partial reduction of an appropriate alkyne.289:45 AM
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Common Reducing Agents(Dissolving Metal Reduction)
Stereospecific Partial Reduction of Alkynes to (E)-Alkenes
Example
The reduction of alkynes under dissolving-metal conditions occurs
through radical anion intermediates initiated by successive electron
and proton-transfer processes.
Solutions of group 1 metals (Na or Li or K) in ammonia are used as the
reducing mixture. Bright blue electron-rich solutions are obtained.
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Common Reducing Agents(Dissolving Metal Reduction)
Mechanism of Stereospecific Partial Reduction of Alkynes to (E)-
Alkenes
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Common Reducing Agents(Catalytic Hydrogenation)
Synthetic Applications of Partial Reduction of Alkynes to Alkenes
with Dissolving Metal Systems
The biologically inactive stereoisomer (E-9-tricosene) of Muscalure (Z-
9-tricosene),the sex pheromone of the female housefly Musca
domestica, can be accessed through a stereospecific partial reduction
of an appropriate alkyne using dissolving-metal conditions. 319:45 AM
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Common Reducing Agents(Dissolving Metal Reduction)
Reduction of Electron Deficient Alkenes
Example
a,b-unsaturated carbonyl aldehydes and ketones can be cleanly
reduced to the enolate of the corresponding saturated aldehyde or
ketone with lithium or sodium in liquid ammonia at low temperature.
Usually one equivalent of an alcohol or NH4Cl is added to the reaction
medium at the end to serve as a proton source / donor to the enolate.
Recall
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Common Reducing Agents(Dissolving Metal Reduction)
Mechanism of Reduction of Electron Deficient Alkenes
Regiospecific generation of enolates can be achieved
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Common Reducing Agents(Dissolving Metal Reduction)
Synthetic Applications of Reduction of Electron Deficient Alkenes
Alkylation of the regiospecifically generated enolate can be exploited.
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Common Reducing Agents(Catalytic Hydrogenation vs Dissolving Metal Reduction)
Stereochemical Consequences of Catalytic Hydrogenation vs
Dissolving Metal Reduction
With judicious choice of reducing conditions either trans or cis fused
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Partial Reduction of Aromatic π-Systems(Birch Reduction)
Dissolving Metal Reduction of Aromatic systems
Na/ NH3
t-BuOH
H H
H H
e-
H O-t-Bu
HH
e-
HH
H O-t-Bu
-33 oC
Dissolving-metal systems are synthetically useful for the partial
reduction of aromatic rings. The reaction is called Birch reduction.
Electrons are the reducing agent and these come from the group 1
metals sodium, lithium or potassium in liquid ammonia.
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Partial Reduction of Aromatic π-Systems(Birch Reduction)
Regiochemistry of Reduction in Substituted Aromatic systems
EDG
EWG
EDG EDG EDG1
2
3
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6 1 2
3
4
5
6 1 2
3
4
5
6
EWG EWG EWG
1 2
3
4
5
6 1 2
3
4
5
6 1 2
3
4
5
6
EDG= Electron donating group
EWG = Electron withdrawing group
In systems with EDG: C-1, C-2, C-4 and C-6 are electron rich, consequently C-3 and C-5 areelectron deficient)
In systems with EWG: C-1, C-2, C-4 and C-6 are electron deficient, consequently C-3 and C-5 areelectron rich)
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*
*
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OCH3
CO2H
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Partial Reduction of Aromatic π-Systems(Birch Reduction)
Mechanism of Reduction in Electron-Donating Substituted
Aromatic systems
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Partial Reduction of Aromatic π-Systems(Birch Reduction)
Mechanism of Reduction in Electron-Withdrawing Substituted
Aromatic systems.
Na/ NH3
e-
t-BuOH e-
C
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e-
C
Excessive repulsionof electrons in radicalanion
Fast
C
Excessive repulsionof electrons in radicalanion
Fast
C C
Na/ NH3
t-BuOH
t-BuOH
1,4-Dihydro diene
O O O OC
O O
O O O O O O
H H
CO O
H H H H
H CO2
t-BuOH
H CO2
e-
Na/ NH3
H CO2
Radical anion stabilzedby resonance to carbonyl group
Most reactiveprimary radical anion
CO O
CO O
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Partial Reduction of Aromatic π-Systems(Birch Reduction)
Examples
Li / NH3
OCH3 OCH3
EtOH
H
H2O
O O
H
H2O
OCH3
OCH3
Na / NH3
t-BuOH
OCH3
OCH3
H
H2O
O
O
Electron-donating groups are conjugated to alkene units
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Partial Reduction of Aromatic π-Systems(Birch Reduction)
Examples
Li / NH3
EtOH
Na / NH3C
t-BuOH
O O
CO O
-33 oC
O NO NCH3
CH3
CH3
CH3
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