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For each reaction, plot energy (vertical axis) vs. the number of the structure in the overall sequence (horizontal axis). Do reactions that share the same mechanistic label also share similar reaction energy diagrams How many barriers separate the reactants and products in an Sn2 reaction In an SnI reaction Based on your observations, draw a step-by-step mechanism for each reaction using curved arrows () to show electron movements. The drawing for each step should show the reactants and products for that step and curved arrows needed for that step only. Do not draw transition states, and do not combine arrows for different steps. 

Acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of a nitrile to give a carboxylic acid occurs by initial protonation of the nitrogen atom, followed by nucleophilic addition of water. Review the mechanism of base-catalyzed nitrile hydrolysis in Section 20.7, and then write all the steps involved in the acicl-catalyzed reaction, using curved arrows to represent electron flow in each step. 

Carboxylic acids having a second carbonyl group two atoms away lose C02 (clecarboxylatc) through an intermediate enolate ion when treated with base. Write the mechanism of this decarboxylation reaction using curved arrows to show the electron flow in each step. 

Important reactions of intermediary metabolism. Several important pathways to be discussed in later chapters are highlighted. Curved reaction arrows ( O ) indicate forward and reverse reactions that are catalyzed by different enzymes. The straight arrows ( ) indicate forward and reverse reactions that are catalyzed by... 

The products contain a trivalent, positively charged carbon atom surrounded by a solvent shell and a bromide ion which carries a negative charge and is surrounded and hydrogen bonded to a shell of solvent molecules. The distance between the carbon and the bromine atom in the products is much greater than in the reactants. The bond between carbon and bromine is broken as the bromide moves away from the carbon and the pair of bonding electrons ends up in the valence shell of the bromide ion. We can depict this reaction using curved-arrow notation which tracks electron movement. 

Figure 3.33 The hydrocyanation catalytic cycle, starting from a Nil-4 catalyst precursor. The broken curves show the formation of the 2 M3 BN by-product (the reverse reaction arrows are omitted, for clarity).

Identify nucleophiles (Lewis bases) and electrophiles (Lewis acids), and write equations for Lewis acid-base reactions using curved arrows to show the flow of electrons. 

Figure 9.105 Kinetics of cFoMP formation as determined by fluorometry. Adenylate cyclase activity was determined at 0.3 mM FoTP with 100 jug of membrane protein in a final reaction volume of 100 yu.L. Reactions were terminated, and cFoMP was purified and then analyzed by HPLC. Insets Representative HPLC profiles obtained at (A) 30 seconds and (B) 15 minutes after start of the reaction. Arrows indicate the retention time observed after injection of authentic cFoMP. The area under the curves was determined by integration, and amount of cFoMP present was determined from a calibration curve. Data obtained from HPLC assay gave values within the error bars. (From Rossomando et al., 1981b.)...

This movement of electrons in reactions can be illustrated using curved arrow notation. Because two electron pairs are involved in this reaction, two curved arrows are needed. Two products are formed. 

Label the acid and base, and the conjugate acid and base in the following reaction. Use curved arrow notation to show the movement of electron pairs. 

Draw a stepwise, detailed mechanism for each reaction. Use curved arrows to show the movement of electrons. 

Problem 21.5 Propose a mechanism for the following nucleophilic acyl substitution reaction, using curved arrows to indicate the electron flow in each step ... 

Note how the above reactions are written. It s common when writii biochemical transformations to show only the structures of the reactant and product, whUe abbreviating the structures of coenzymes and other reactants. The curved arrow intersecting the usual strsiight reaction arrow io the first step shows that ATP is also a reactant and that ADP is a product. The coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD ) is required in the second step, and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) plus a proton are products. We ll see shortly that NAD is often involved as a biochemical oxidizing agent for converting alcohols to ketones or aldehydes. 

Fig. 4. Structural model for the chlorosome-reaction center complex of filamentous green bacteria. BChl molecules In chlorosome and cytoplasmic membranes are represented by squares. Direction of the transition dipole moment of the lowest excited singlet state of the respective pigment complex or molecules is represented by a straight arrow. Curved arrows show direction of energy transfer. See text for other details. Figure source same as Figure 2 in this chapter.

Use of Curved Arrows Curved arrows are used to describe the movement of electrons in a reaction mechanism. The arrow starts with the electron(s) to be moved and ends at the atom or bond where they move. Full arrows are used to denote the movement of electron pairs and fish hook arrows are used to show the movement of single electrons. ... 

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