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4.5 - Carboxylic Acids Flashcards

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Order the relative acidities of carboxylic acids, phenols and alcohols

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Carboxylic acids > Phenols > Water > Alchols

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Name the type of reaction carried out when an alcohol reacts to form a carboxylic acid

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  • Oxidation
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What is the intermediate product formed during the oxidation of an alcohol to form a carboxylic acid?

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The alcohol is oxidised to an aldehyde. This is the intermediate product which then undergoes further oxidation to form a carboxylic acid.

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What is the chemical equation for the oxidation of ethanol to form ethanoic acid?

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What reaction conditions are required to ensure complete oxidation of the alcohol to the carboxylic acid?

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Excess oxidising agent (acidified potassium dichromate(VI)) needs to be added to the alcohol and it must be heated under reflux.

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What is the most common oxidising agent used for the oxidation of alcohols?

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Acidified potassium dichromate(VI)

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What type of alcohol will produce carboxylic acids when oxidised?

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Primary alcohols

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What is the reducing agent used to reduce carboxylic acids to alcohols?

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LiAlH4 - Lithium Tetrahydrido Aluminate **(III) **

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Why is NaBH4 used to reduce aldehydes and ketones but not carboxylic acids?

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NaBH4 is a safer reducing agent than LiAlH4. It is preferred when reducing aldehydes and ketones but NaBH4 cannot be used to reduce carboxylic acids because it is not reactive enough.

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Give the chemical equation for the reduction of propanoic acid. What is the name of the product formed?

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What reagents are required to oxidise methylbenzene to benzoic acid?

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Alkaline potassium manganate(VII) is first added to the methylbenzene. Once a dark brown precipitate forms, the mixture is acidified with dilute sulfuric acid.

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Methylbenzene forms benzoic acid under oxidation. What does propylbenzene form when it undergoes oxidation?

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Benzoic acid
Regardless of the length of the side chain, all side chains are oxidised to a -COOH group.

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What is decarboxylation?

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Decarboxylation is the process by which the -COOH functional group of a carboxylic acid or -COO-Na+ group of a carboxylate salt is removed from the molecule and replaced with a hydrogen atom.

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What is a common reagent used for decarboxylation?

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Soda lime (contains NaOH)

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What is the chemical equation for the reaction between sodium ethanoate and soda lime?

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What is the chemical equation for the reaction between benzoic acid and soda lime?

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What is formed when an alcohol reacts with a carboxylic acid?

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An ester

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What is the functional group of an ester?

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-COO-

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What condition and catalyst is required for an esterification reaction?

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The alcohol and carboxylic acid must be heated in the presence of a strong acid catalyst, e.g. concentrated sulfuric acid.

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Give the chemical equation for the reaction between ethanoic acid and ethanol

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Name the ester formed in the reaction between butanoic acid and propanol

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Propyl butanoate

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What are the identifying properties of esters?

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Esters are sweet smelling compounds which are often used in flavourings and perfumes. They have low boiling points and make good solvents for other polar molecules.

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What is used as a catalyst in esterification reactions?

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Concentrated sulfuric acid

24
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Why is hydrogen chloride sometimes a preferred catalyst for esterification?

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Hydrogen chloride gives a better yield since no alkene side products are formed.

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Give the three possible reagents which can be used to produce an acyl chloride from a carboxylic acid

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What is the chemical equation for the reaction between ethanoic acid and phosphorus(V) chloride?

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What is the chemical equation for the reaction between propanoic acid and phosphorus(III) chloride?

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What is the chemical equation for the reaction between ethanoic acid and sulfur dichloride oxide?

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30
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Why is SOCl2 the preferred reagent when making acid chlorides?

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In the reaction with SOCl2, the byproducts are gaseous so it is easier to obtain the acid chloride. Isolation of the acid chloride is more difficult when using PCl3 or PCl5.

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Name the type of reaction in which esters and acid chlorides can react to form carboxylic acids

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Hydrolysis - a reaction in which a substance is split up by water.

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What are the different setups required for acid hydrolysis of an ester and base hydrolysis of an ester?

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Acid hydrolysis: The ester must be refluxed with a dilute acid, e.g. HCl or H2SO4.

Base hydrolysis: The ester must be refluxed with a dilute alkali, e.g. NaOH.

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Compare the products formed when ethyl ethanoate undergoes acid hydrolysis and base hydrolysis

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  • Acid hydrolysis products: Ethanoic acid, ethanol
  • Base hydrolysis products: Ethanoate ion, ethanol
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How does the hydrolysis of acid chlorides compare with the hydrolysis of esters?

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The hydrolysis of acid chlorides is much more rapid than the hydrolysis of esters. Acid chlorides will react vigorously with cold water.

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The hydrolysis of acid chlorides is much more rapid than the hydrolysis of esters. Acid chlorides will react vigorously with cold water.

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36
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How is an amide made from a carboxylic acid?

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First, ammonium carbonate is added to an excess of the carboxylic acid until the ammonium salt is formed. Then, the ammonium salt is heated to undergo dehydration and produce an amide.

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How is a nitrile made from an amide?

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A nitrile is produced if an amide undergoes dehydration by heating it with phosphorus(V) oxide (P4O10).

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What is the chemical equation for the formation of the ammonium salt when ethanoic acid reacts with ammonium carbonate?

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39
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Give the reactants and conditions required for the formation of a hydroxynitrile from an aldehyde/ketone

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  • Potassium or sodium cyanide is added to sulfuric acid to produce hydrogen cyanide.
  • Temperature of 20oC.
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Why is hydrogen cyanide not added directly to an aldehyde/ketone for a nucleophilic addition reaction?

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Hydrogen cyanide is a very poisonous gas.

41
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Draw and name the mechanism for the formation of 2-hydroxypropanenitrile from ethanal and hydrogen cyanide

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42
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What is produced when a halogenoalkane reacts with ethanolic potassium cyanide?

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A nitrile

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What is the IUPAC name for the product formed when 2-bromopropane reacts with ethanolic potassium cyanide?

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2-methylpropane

44
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Describe the stages in the hydrolysis of nitriles

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  • First nitriles react with water to produce amides.
  • Then the amides undergo further hydrolysis and react with water to form either a carboxylic acid or a carboxylate salt, depending on the reaction conditions.
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How do the reactants and products of base hydrolysis of nitriles compare to those of acid hydrolysis of nitriles?

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46
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What is the reducing agent used in the reduction of nitriles to amines?

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LiAlH4

47
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What is the chemical equation for the reduction of propanenitrile to propylamine?

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WJEC A-Level Chemistry (35 decks)

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