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positive charges are not transferred. However, when a positive atom pulls electrons away from another atom that other atom is now slightly less negative. see my video on polar bonds which explains this concept in more detail.
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One thing thing you should explain is how the mercury is able to form a bond with the acetate while still having an inert lone pair. Confused me for days and have just been told that the bond between it and the acetate is actually between the 5d10 electron orbitals and not the 6s2's!
In presence of Mercuric ion nucleophilic reaction occurs whether there is carbon carbon double bond. So why this reaction is known as electrophilic addition
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Awesome video, thank you so much! I just have a question at 3:05, when you say that the carbons have a slight positive charge. Why is that? The electronegativity values of carbon (2.5) and mercury (1.9) tell otherwise... Or is it more like mercury "sharing" that positive charge through the bond?
The electrons in the bond with mercury will gravitate towards that positive charge on mercury, leaving a partial positive (not a full positive) charge on the carbons. So if mercury and carbon were both neutral, you would be absolutely right. The electrons would gravitate towards what is more electronegative. But in this case, the mercury is not neutral. It holds a full positive charge. And electrons are attracted to positive charges.
markovnikov rule says that you should add the nucleophile to the carbon attached to the less carborn (more hydrogen) and that's why she add HgoAc to the primary carbon.
If Hg initially holds on to bot a primary and secondary carbon, the secondary carbon will have more partial positive character and THAT is where the incoming nucleophile will attack. In doing so, it breaks the bond between that carbon (secondary) and is no longer attached. However, because it didn't break the bond between Hg and primary, those 2 are still attached specifically BECAUSE it was less stable / less partial positive character
If you write the electron configuration of Hg, you'll see that it has valence electrons that are present on the outermost shell of the atom. This lone pair is more than likely being pulled from the 5d subshell.
the hyperconjugation from the p orbitals of adjacent carbon atoms has a greater stabilizing effect on a more substituted carbon. basically more neighbors = more substitution = more sharing the electron deficiency
If you're asking why the more substituted carbon has more partial charge, this has to do with carbocation stability, the more substituted the more stable. (I have a video on it here: leah4sci.com/carbocation
If you go back to the first step of the mechanism at 1:11, you'll see that one of the acetate groups was kicked out from the original Hg(OAc)2 reagent. That remains in solution, up until it might be needed to remove a proton.
+Rania Mahfouz Hello, if you look at the mechanism carefully, you will find out that the oxymercuration method involves the of a triangle intermediate. so, the best way would be to add from the opposite side. It is anti.
Just letting you know that you're still helping students, 8 years later. Your website is what is helping me feel prepared for my ochem final when I didn't know where to start.
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You’re so awesome, and the best out there, Leah and I could only wish I could be as great as you in understanding ochem with this level of understanding. I honestly love checking out the resources you put out there for us which helped/helps me more than you know so I at least wanted to let you know that! I also appreciate how clear, concise and colorful your explanations are and love your enthusiasm which I can tell from your voice that you’re truly passionate about these topics and what you do..Thank you!!! :)
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Well he is more to find problems and work through those. This is more of telling you exactly the mechanism. THey both work in different ways
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Thanks for creating such a helpful video!! Could you explain where the lone pair on mercury comes from at 2:20? Thanks!
This is part of Mercury’s configuration at this oxidation number. Not required knowledge at the undergrad level so easier to take as fact.
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What is the product formed when i carry out oxymercuration-demercuration hydration of a benzyl methyl ketone like 1-phenyl-3-butanone?
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at min 2:58, what do you mean that the positive charge on the carbon transferred to Hg, making it positive?
positive charges are not transferred. However, when a positive atom pulls electrons away from another atom that other atom is now slightly less negative. see my video on polar bonds which explains this concept in more detail.
When we reducing with hydride, what the mechanism that happened? What makes the H placed the HgOAC ?
This mechanism isn't well understood / taught. That's whY i skipped over that bit (as I explained in the video)
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I had a quick question regarding these alkene reactions...are they all reversible?
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One thing thing you should explain is how the mercury is able to form a bond with the acetate while still having an inert lone pair. Confused me for days and have just been told that the bond between it and the acetate is actually between the 5d10 electron orbitals and not the 6s2's!
damn i never knew bond is between the 5d10 orbitals.. not sure how that works but was confused about this as well, thanks
Also, why is there a lone pair when mercury is bonded with 1 acetate and no lone pair when mercury is bonded with 2 acetates?
In presence of Mercuric ion nucleophilic reaction occurs whether there is carbon carbon double bond. So why this reaction is known as electrophilic addition
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Awesome video, thank you so much!
I just have a question at 3:05, when you say that the carbons have a slight positive charge. Why is that? The electronegativity values of carbon (2.5) and mercury (1.9) tell otherwise... Or is it more like mercury "sharing" that positive charge through the bond?
The electrons in the bond with mercury will gravitate towards that positive charge on mercury, leaving a partial positive (not a full positive) charge on the carbons. So if mercury and carbon were both neutral, you would be absolutely right. The electrons would gravitate towards what is more electronegative. But in this case, the mercury is not neutral. It holds a full positive charge. And electrons are attracted to positive charges.
@@Leah4sci Ohh, thank you for the explanation. It makes sense now. As always, love your videos!
why did HG go to the primary than secondary if the secondary is the more stable one
markovnikov rule says that you should add the nucleophile to the carbon attached to the less carborn (more hydrogen)
and that's why she add HgoAc to the primary carbon.
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If Hg initially holds on to bot a primary and secondary carbon, the secondary carbon will have more partial positive character and THAT is where the incoming nucleophile will attack. In doing so, it breaks the bond between that carbon (secondary) and is no longer attached. However, because it didn't break the bond between Hg and primary, those 2 are still attached specifically BECAUSE it was less stable / less partial positive character
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where did the hg lone pair come from? at 2:38
If you write the electron configuration of Hg, you'll see that it has valence electrons that are present on the outermost shell of the atom. This lone pair is more than likely being pulled from the 5d subshell.
why the more substituted carbon has a bigger partial charge,and attracts the nucleophile.
the hyperconjugation from the p orbitals of adjacent carbon atoms has a greater stabilizing effect on a more substituted carbon. basically more neighbors = more substitution = more sharing the electron deficiency
If you're asking why the more substituted carbon has more partial charge, this has to do with carbocation stability, the more substituted the more stable. (I have a video on it here: leah4sci.com/carbocation
Where does acetate come from at 4:43 ?
If you go back to the first step of the mechanism at 1:11, you'll see that one of the acetate groups was kicked out from the original Hg(OAc)2 reagent. That remains in solution, up until it might be needed to remove a proton.
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in the end product should it be syn - hydration or not ?
( i mean the H in the same side as OH )
+Rania Mahfouz Hello, if you look at the mechanism carefully, you will find out that the oxymercuration method involves the of a triangle intermediate. so, the best way would be to add from the opposite side.
It is anti.
Ok ! ThanQ so much for helping ^^
Oxymercuration is an Anti addition (Hydroboration follows syn addition)
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