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6. Organic Analysis Flashcards

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1
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What is the test for an alkene?

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Add bromine water

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What is the result for when bromine water is added to an alkene?

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Colour change from orange to colourless

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What is the test for an aldehyde?

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Tollen’s reagent/Fehling’s solution

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What is the test for a carboxylic acid?

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Add sodium hydrogencarbonate

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What is the result for when sodium hydrogencarbonate is added to a carboxylic acid?

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Effervesces

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What happens when a compound is analysed in a mass spectrometer?

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  • gaseous molecules bombarded with high speed electrons from an electrospray
  • these knock out electrons from some molecules, creating +ve ions which travel to detector plates
  • mass spectra then generated
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Where do the high speed electrons come from in mass spectrometry?

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An electrospray

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Which peak on a mass spectra represents the molecular ion?

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The peak with the largest m/z ratio

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Why is the molecular ion the peak with the largest m/z ratio?

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Because the molecule hasn’t been fragmented into smaller pieces

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Why do larger molecules tend to have more peaks on a mass spectra?

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They can be fragmented in many different ways

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11
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Why is it not possible to deduce the exact molecular formula of a compound using mass spectrometry?

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Different compounds may have the same relative formula

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What does C₄H₁₀ and C₃H₆O both having a peak of 58 on the mass spectrum mean for the substances’ molecular formula?

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It is unknown which molecular formula is that of the substance

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How can the exact molecular formula of a substance be determined using mass spectrometry?

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If the mass spectrum is examined under high resolution

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What do high resolution mass spectrometers do?

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Measure the m/z values to enough precision to find the molecular formula

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What can high resolution spectrometers not identify? Why is this?

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They cannot identify compounds - often there is more than one compound with the same molecular formula

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What can high resolution spectrometers determine?

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Molecular formula

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What happens when covalent bonds are subjected to infra-red radiation with the same frequency as their characteristic frequency?

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The bonds will bend or stretch more and the radiation of that frequency will be absorbed

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18
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What are covalent bonds constantly rotating, bending and stretching with?

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Characteristic frequencies

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19
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What frequencies does each of covalent bond absorb?

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Only absorbs one or two distinct frequencies

20
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What will happen to the frequencies in infrared spectroscopy that are not absorbed?

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They pass through unaffected

21
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What would the spectra formed from infrared spectroscopy be like if there was no sample?

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A horizontal line straight across

22
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What regions can be analysed on an infrared spectrum?

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  • region above 1500 cm⁻¹

* region below 1500cm⁻¹

23
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On an infrared spectrum, what is the region below 1500cm⁻¹ known as?

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The fingerprint region

24
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Where is the fingerprint region on an infrared spectrum?

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Below 1500cm⁻¹

25
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Why is the area below 1500cm⁻¹ on an infrared spectrum called the fingerprint region?

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Unique for each molecule

26
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What are the peaks on an infrared spectrum?

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If transmittance is below 50% (i.e. significant quantity at that frequency is absorbed)

27
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What are strong, sharp peaks?

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Peaks that occur at very precise frequencies

28
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What are medium, broad peaks?

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Peaks that occur over a range of frequencies

29
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What can the peaks on an infrared spectrum be used to determine?

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The different bonds present in the molecule (therefore different functional groups)

30
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In a certain region on a mass spectrum, what do most functional groups show?

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Characteristic absorptions

31
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Can using the area above 1500cm⁻¹ on an infrared spectrum identify a molecule?

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No - it cannot identify a specific molecule, only functional groups

32
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What can be used on an infrared spectrum to identify a specific molecule?

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The fingerprint region (below 1500cm⁻¹)

33
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On which side of an infrared spectrum is the region above 1500cm⁻¹?

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Left

34
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On which side of an infrared spectrum is the region below 1500cm⁻¹?

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Right

35
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What is fingerprinting?

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When the fingerprint regions of the unknown sample is compared to databases of pre-recorded infrared spectra until a match is identified

36
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What can infrared spectroscopy be used for, as well as determining functional groups?

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Identify impurities

37
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How are impurities determined using an infrared spectrum?

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The bonds present in the impurity but not in the desired product will absorb radiation, giving unexpected peaks

38
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What peaks should a sample of ethanal have on an infrared spectrum?

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Sharp absorption at around 1630-1815⁻¹ for C=O bond, as well as C-C and C-H bonds

39
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How can you tell a sample is pure?

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On the infrared spectrum, if the spectrum of the sample matches the spectrum of a sample known to be pure

40
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What happens to radiation from the sun?

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It is absorbed by the earth and emitted at a lower frequency

41
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What frequency is radiation from the sun usually re-emitted at?

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In the infrared region

42
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Why can visible and ultra-violet light reach the earth’s surface?

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Molecules like water, CO2 and methane do not absorb visible or UV light

43
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When do molecules like water, CO2 and methane absorb radiation?

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When radiation is remitted from earth, as when remitted it is in the infrared region, which the bonds can absorb

44
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Why can molecules like water, CO2 and methane absorb infrared when it is remitted from earth?

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It matches the natural frequency of vibration or rotation of bonds in these molecules

45
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What is the ability of CO2 and water vapour to absorb radiation emitted by the earth called?

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The greenhouse effect

46
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What is causing global warming?

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Increased levels of CO2 - so that more of the planet’s remitted heat to be trapped

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