2.8 Fragrances

Question 1

Give 2 examples of essential oils

Answer 1

Limonene and Cinnamon

Question 2

What are essential oils

Answer 2

Concentrated extracts of volatile compounds from plants that have pleasant aromas and are insoluble in water

Question 3

What are terpenes

Answer 3

Unsaturated hydrocarbons found inessential oils

Question 4

What do all terpenes contain

Answer 4

Units of isoprene joined together

Question 5

What are edible oils

Answer 5

Found in plants and made up of triglycerides

Question 6

What are mineral oils

Answer 6

Derived from crude oil and contain a variety of long chained alkanes

Question 7

How many carbons are in a unit of isoprene

Answer 7

5

Question 8

What is the systematic name for a unit of isoprene

Answer 8

2-methylbuta-1,3-diene