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Predicting Acid Strength
UCI Chem 51ADr. Link
Goals
After this lesson you should be able to:
Predict relative strength of acids or bases using structure
Provide reasoning for acid or base strength predictions
Acid Strength
We use pKa to measure acid strength.
We can correlate acid strength to base strength.
What happens if we don’t have pKa information?
Golden Rule of Acid Strength
Anything that stabilizes the conjugate base increases the strength of the acid!
H A HO
HHO
H
H
A++
Stabilize me!
Factors Affecting pKa
Element Effect
Inductive Effect
Resonance Effect
Hybridization Effect
Quick Question!Choose the compound with the lowest pKa.
H2O CH4
HF NH3
Element Effect: RowAcross a row, acidity of H-A increases.
Electronegativity
C ON F
Element Effect: ColumnAcidity increases as size of conjugate base increases.
H"F,%pKa%=%3.2%%
H"Cl,%pKa%=%"7%
H"Br,%pKa%=%"9%
H"I,%pKa%=%"10%
increasing)acidity)
Spreading charge over larger volume stabilizes conjugate base
Another Quick Question!Choose the most acidic compound.
CH3CH2OH ClCH2CH2OH
Cl2CHCH2OH F2CHCH2OH
Inductive EffectInductive Effect: Electronegative atoms stabilize the conjugate base by pulling electron density toward themselves.
OF
Inductive Effect: Anions
Inductive Effect DetailsMore electron-withdrawing groups = greater inductive effect
Stronger electron-withdrawing groups = greater inductive effect
Inductive effects decrease dramatically with distance.
A Familiar QuestionChoose the compound with the highest pKa.
OH
+ NaOHOH
+ NaOH
Resonance EffectResonance Effect: Conjugate base is stabilized by resonance (delocalization of charge)
One More Question!Which contains the most acidic proton?
CH3CH3$H
HH
H
HH
Hybridization matters!
Hybridization EffectHybridization Effect: Increased percent s-character of orbital containing lone pair in conjugate base increases acidity of corresponding acid.
Why?
S-orbitals closer to nucleus than p-orbitals.
Priority of Effects
1.
2.
3.
Translating Acid and Base Strength
Two ways to think about basicity:
Stronger acid has weaker conjugate base and vice versa
Increased charge density on atom = more likely to share e- = stronger base
F- Br-
NH3
Basicity ExamplesChoose the stronger base:
OH- NH2- CH3
-
CH3CH2NH2 CCl3CH2NH2 CF3CH2NH2
Wrapping Up
Practice predicting relative acidities or basicities based on structure.
Provide rationale for your choices!