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==Anti-Markovnikov reactions== Also called '''Kharasch effect''' (named after [[Morris S. Kharasch]]), these reactions that do not involve a [[carbocation]] intermediate may react through other mechanisms that have [[regioselectivity|regioselectivities]] not dictated by Markovnikov's rule, such as [[free radical addition]]. Such reactions are said to be '''anti-Markovnikov''', since the halogen adds to the less substituted carbon, the opposite of a Markovnikov reaction. The anti-Markovnikov rule can be illustrated using the addition of [[hydrogen bromide]] to isobutylene in the presence of benzoyl peroxide or hydrogen peroxide. The reaction of HBr with substituted alkenes was prototypical in the study of free-radical additions. Early chemists discovered that the reason for the variability in the ratio of Markovnikov to anti-Markovnikov reaction products was due to the unexpected presence of free radical ionizing substances such as peroxides. The explanation is that the O-O bond in peroxides is relatively weak. With the aid of light, heat, or sometimes even just acting on its own, the O-O bond can split to form 2 [[Radical (chemistry)|radicals]]. The radical groups can then interact with HBr to produce a Br radical, which then reacts with the double bond. Since the bromine atom is relatively large, it is more likely to encounter and react with the least substituted carbon since this interaction produces less static interactions between the carbon and the bromine radical. Furthermore, similar to a positive charged species, the radical species is most stable when the unpaired electron is in the more substituted position. The radical intermediate is stabilized by [[hyperconjugation]]. In the more substituted position, more carbon-hydrogen bonds are aligned with the radical's electron deficient molecular orbital. This means that there are greater hyperconjugation effects, so that position is more favorable.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Clayden|first=Jonathan|title=Organic Chemistry|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2012|pages=977, 985}}</ref> In this case, the terminal carbon is a reactant that produces a primary addition product instead of a secondary addition product. [[File:Radical hyperconjugation 02.svg|thumb|330px|Free-radical intermediate is stabilized by hyperconjugation; adjacent occupied sigma CβH orbitals donate into the electron-deficient radical orbital.]] [[File:Anti-Markovnikov peroxide mechanism.svg|center|360px]] A new method of anti-Markovnikov addition has been described by Hamilton and Nicewicz, who utilize aromatic molecules and light energy from a low-energy diode to turn the alkene into a cation radical.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i15/Light-Driven-Reaction-Modifies-Double.html|title=Light-Driven Reaction Modifies Double Bonds With Unconventional Selectivity β April 15, 2013 Issue β Vol. 91 Issue 15 β Chemical & Engineering News|first=Carmen|last=Drahl|website=cen.acs.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1021/ja309635w | pmid=23113557 | volume=134 | issue=45 | title=Direct Catalytic Anti-Markovnikov Hydroetherification of Alkenols | journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society | pages=18577β18580 | last1 = Hamilton | first1 = David S. |first2= David A. |last2= Nicewicz|pmc=3513336 | year=2012 }}</ref> Anti-Markovnikov behaviour extends to more chemical reactions than additions to alkenes. Anti-Markovnikov behaviour is observed in the [[Hydration reaction|hydration]] of [[phenylacetylene]] by auric catalysis, which gives [[acetophenone]]; although with a special [[ruthenium]] catalyst<ref>catalyst system based on [[in-situ]] reaction of [[ruthenocene]] with [[cyclopentadienyl|Cp]] and [[naphthalene]] [[ligand]]s and a second bulky [[pyridine]] ligand</ref> it provides the other [[regioisomer]] [[Phenylacetaldehyde|2-phenylacetaldehyde]]:<ref>{{cite journal | doi =10.1021/ol062455k | title =Highly Active in Situ Catalysts for Anti-Markovnikov Hydration of Terminal Alkynes | year =2006 | last1 =Labonne | first1 =AurΓ©lie | last2 =Kribber | first2 =Thomas | last3 =Hintermann | first3 =Lukas | journal =Organic Letters | volume =8 | issue =25 | pages =5853β6 | pmid =17134289}}</ref> [[Image:Antimarkovnikovhydration.png|center|500px|Anti-Markovnikov hydration]] Anti-Markovnikov behavior can also manifest itself in certain [[rearrangement reaction]]s. In a [[titanium(IV) chloride]]-catalyzed formal [[nucleophilic substitution]] at [[enantiopure]] '''1''' in the scheme below, two products are formed β '''2a''' and '''2b''' Due to the two chiral centers in the target molecule, the carbon carrying chlorine and the carbon carrying the methyl and acetoxyethyl group, four different compounds are to be formed: 1R,2R- (drawn as 2b) 1R,2S- 1S,2R- (drawn as 2a) and 1S,2S- . Therefore, both of the depicted structures will exist in a D- and an L-form. :<ref>{{cite journal | doi =10.1021/ol062337x | title =TiCl<sub>4</sub> Induced Anti-Markovnikov Rearrangement | year =2006 | last1 =Nishizawa | first1 =Mugio | last2 =Asai | first2 =Yumiko | last3 =Imagawa | first3 =Hiroshi | journal =Organic Letters | volume =8 | issue =25 | pages =5793β6 | pmid =17134274}}.</ref> [[Image:AntiMarkovnikovRearrangement.png|center|500px|Anti-Markovnikov rearrangement]] This product distribution can be rationalized by assuming that loss of the [[Alcohol (chemistry)|hydroxy]] group in '''1''' gives the tertiary [[carbocation]] '''A''', which rearranges to the seemingly less stable secondary carbocation '''B'''. Chlorine can approach this center from two faces leading to the observed mixture of isomers. Another notable example of anti-Markovnikov addition is [[hydroboration]].
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