[3.3.9] Carboxylic Acids & Derivatives

Question 1

How do you name carboxylic acids?

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Question 2

Name this compound.

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Propanoic acid

Question 3

Name this compound.

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Question 4

Describe the acidity of carboxylic acids.

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Question 5

Describe the solubility of carboxylic acids.

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Question 6

What can be used as a functional group test for carboxylic acids?

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Question 7

What do carboxylic acids form when they react with alcohols in the presence of a strong acid catalyst?

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Question 8

How do you name esters?

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Question 9

What are the products of the reaction between ethanol and ethanoic acid? Draw the displayed formula of the products and name them.

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Question 10

What are some common uses for esters?

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Question 11

What are vegetable oils and animal fats esters of?

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Question 12

What can vegetable oils and animal fats be hydrolysed to?

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• Vegetable oils and animal fats can be hydrolysed in alkaline conditions to give soap (salts of long-chain carboxylic acids) and glycerol.

Question 13

How does soap allow for grease to be washed away?

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Question 14

What is biodiesel?

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Question 15

How can vegetable oils be converted into biodiesel?

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Question 16

How do you name acyl chlorides?

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Question 17

Name these two molecules.

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Question 18

Draw the structure of this acyl chloride: ethanoyl chloride.

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Question 19

Draw the structure of ethanoic anhyride.

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Question 20

Name this molecule.

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Question 21

Draw the structure of ethanamide.

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Question 22

How do you name amides?

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Question 23

Name these 2 compounds.

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Question 24

Draw this molecule: N,N,2-trimethylpropanamide.

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Question 25

What is the change in functional group, conditions, equation (structural and displayed), observations and mechanism for the reaction of water with ethanoyl chloride? Draw the mechanism.

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Question 26

What is the change in functional group, conditions, and equation (structural and displayed) for the reaction of water with ethanoic anyhydride?

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Question 27

What is the change in functional group, conditions, equation (structural and displayed), observations and mechanism for the reaction of ethanol with ethanoyl chloride? Draw the mechanism.

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Question 28

What is the change in functional group, conditions, and equation (structural and displayed) for the reaction of ethanol with ethanoic anhydride?

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Question 29

What is the change in functional group, conditions, equation (structural and displayed), observations and mechanism for the reaction of ammonia with ethanoyl chloride? Draw the mechanism.

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Question 30

What is the change in functional group, conditions, and equation (structural and displayed) for the reaction of ammonia with ethanoic anhyride?

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Question 31

What is the change in functional group, conditions, equation (structural and displayed), and mechanism for the reaction of methylamine with ethanoyl chloride? Draw the mechanism & name the product.

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Question 32

What is the change in functional group, conditions, equation (structural and displayed), and mechanism for the reaction of methylamine with ethanoic anhydride? Name the product.

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Question 33

Describe the acid hydrolysis of esters. Use ethyl propanoate as an example.

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Question 34

Descrbe the hydrolyis of esters using NaOH. Use methyl propanoate as an example. What will adding a strong acid to the product of hydrolysis form?

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