What type of reactive intermediate is formed in the reaction of an alkene with aqueous acid to give an alcohol?
1 answer:
Answer:
The intermediate is carbocation.
Explanation:
The reaction of alkene with an acid to give alcohol is an electrophilic addition reaction.
In electrophilic reaction, the alkene is being attacked by an alkene.
in case of aqueous acid reaction with alkene , the electrophile is [H⁺].
When the proton attacks the alkene it generates carbocation.
The carbocation generated is formed based on stability of carbocation.
The mechanism is shown in the figure.
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Answer:
The correct answer is -1085 KJ/mol
Explanation:
To calculate the formation enthalphy of a compound by knowing its lattice energy, you have to draw the Born-Haber cycle step by step until you obtain each element in its gaseous ions. Find attached the correspondent Born-Haber cycle.
In the cycle, Mg(s) is sublimated (ΔHsub= 150 KJ/mol) to Mg(g) and then atoms are ionizated twice (first ionization: ΔH1PI= 735 KJ/mol, second ionization= 1445 KJ/mol) to give the magnesium ions in gaseous state.
By other hand, the covalent bonds in F₂(g) are broken into 2 F(g) (Edis= 154 KJ/mol) and then they are ionizated to give the fluor ions in gaseous state 2 F⁻(g) (2 x ΔHafinity=-328 KJ/mol). The ions together form the solid by lattice energy (ΔElat=-2913 KJ/mol).
The formation enthalphy of MgF₂ is:
ΔHºf= ΔHsub + Edis + ΔH1PI + ΔH2PI + (2 x ΔHaffinity) + ΔElat
ΔHºf= 150 KJ/mol + 154 KJ/mol + 735 KJ/mol + 1445 KJ/mol + (2 x (-328 KJ/mol) + (-2913 KJ/mol).
ΔHºf= -1085 KJ/mol
