Gabriel Synthesis Reaction Mechanism - Alkyl Halide to Primary Amine

This organic chemistry video tutorial provides 2 versions of the mechanism of the gabriel synthesis reaction which converts alkyl halides into primary amines. It uses phthalamide as the starting material which has an imide functional group. A strong base such as KOH is used to activate the imide by deprotonation followed by an SN2 backside attack of the nitrogen on the alkyl halide. If Hydrazine is used in the third step, the side product will be Phthalimide Hydrazide. If acid hydrolysis H2O / HCl is used in the third, Phthalic acid will be produced instead.

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    @zacharias15673 жыл бұрын

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  • @twistidbow3594
    @twistidbow35947 жыл бұрын

    Just stopping by to say you're awesome. Your mechanisms are always very complete and you explain why each step happens, its easy to follow and understand. You deserve more views!

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    @aamalrahim5597

    6 жыл бұрын

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  • @stevesalehi2095
    @stevesalehi20954 жыл бұрын

    you're the best tutor ever. thanks

  • @lovecatz101
    @lovecatz1016 жыл бұрын

    Great explanations to each arrow of the mechanism - thanks!

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    @bernhardkmakanga63174 жыл бұрын

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    @edmhouse5273

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @wylona2494
    @wylona24945 жыл бұрын

    Omg I sincerely hope my professor doesn't want me to draw this monster. Both in class AND in my book, the whole mechanism was skipped over. they did the first few steps and then was just like "tadaah!" lol. So I came here to find the whole mechanism and now I see why they skipped so much of it....

  • @Rana-ur5tu

    @Rana-ur5tu

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah same

  • @gabym4218

    @gabym4218

    3 жыл бұрын

    so true

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    @mrcoolest12 жыл бұрын

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  • @kkhanthony8533
    @kkhanthony85335 жыл бұрын

    I wanna die from this but i know i am gonna die so peacefully :) thx ya :D

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    @javiersevilla87903 жыл бұрын

    Muchísimas gracias Bro! Saludos desde México. Thank you so much!! Your videos are awesome and well explained, greetings from Mexico

  • @chiramana_
    @chiramana_3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much 🙏🏻

  • @ICavalcadeI
    @ICavalcadeI7 жыл бұрын

    before adding base, would the amine precipitate out of the reaction as a salt? That would make things a thousand times easier to handle in the subsequent reaction I'd like to perform.

  • @madisonking8057

    @madisonking8057

    5 жыл бұрын

    Are you synthesizing drugs?

  • @alberteinstien7016
    @alberteinstien70163 жыл бұрын

    Superb bro

  • @EmptySequencee
    @EmptySequencee6 жыл бұрын

    I am still struggling with this synthesis and it is driving me nuts! Way too many arrows and steps! There must be a quick and dirty method! :-(. I don't want to memorize mechanisms... I want to actually know what it is I am doing.

  • @dobbysurfs
    @dobbysurfs3 жыл бұрын

    10:15 I didn't understand from that part. There is only 4 carbon rings Plz explain

  • @jonathansanchez8802
    @jonathansanchez88023 жыл бұрын

    KING

  • @alicecho261
    @alicecho2614 жыл бұрын

    I don't know if you already knew and edited in the recent video, but the movement of electrons of the intermediate where hydroxy group electrons collapse back is not correct. Not the double bond but the nitrogen should pick up the hydrogen so double bond's electron should be pushed to the nitrogen and that nitrogen should pick up the hydrogen. If a double bond directly pick up the electron, you won't have a neutral nitrogen with a new hydrogen added.

  • @patrycjaprzedwojska1072
    @patrycjaprzedwojska10726 ай бұрын

    loved the video, hated the reaction 😢

  • @gabrieltru2409
    @gabrieltru24093 жыл бұрын

    yoooooooooooooooooooooo

  • @osotypical5238
    @osotypical52382 жыл бұрын

    too much stress