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6.2 nitrogen compounds Flashcards

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1
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name the shape, bonding and bond angles in an ammonia molecule

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pyramidal
covalent and hydrogen bonding
107 degrees

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what is an amine?

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amines are compounds derived from ammonia

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what is meant by primary, secondary and tertiary amines?

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primary - 2 hydrogens, 1 organic group attached to N
secondary - 1 hydrogen, 2 organic groups attached to N
tertiary - 3 organic groups attached N

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what suffix is used when naming amines?

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amine

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what word comes before the amine suffix when naming amines?

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the longest group attached to the nitrogen

eg. if a propyl group is the longest group attached to the N, its called propylamine

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how do you name the other groups attached to the nitrogen?

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other groups are names in alphabetical order

eg. EthylMethypropylamine

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what do you put at the start of the name of a secondary amine?

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N - …

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what do you put at the start of the name of a tertiary amine?

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N,N - …

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what is a base?

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substance which accepts protons in aqueous solution

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10
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amine + acid = ?

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alkyl ammonium salt

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ethylamine + hydrochloric acid = ?

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ethylammonium salt

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butylamine + nitric acid = ?

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butylammonium nitrate

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amine + water = ?

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ammonium salt - N forms dative covalent bond with H and forms an ammonium ion

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PREPARING ALIPHATIC AMINES: name the 3 ingredients

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haloalkane
excess ethanolic ammonia
ethanol

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PREPARING ALIPHATIC AMINES: what’s the first step?

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  • nucleophilic substitution between HALOALKANE and AMMONIA

- lone pair on ammonia accepts halogen

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PREPARING ALIPHATIC AMINES: what are the conditions for the first step?

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  • sealed container with ethanol so ammonia doesn’t escape because its very volatile
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PREPARING ALIPHATIC AMINES: what’s the second step?

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  • add excess ammonia to form amine and ammonium salt
  • excess ammonia shifts equilibrium to the right to ensure no more substitution into di/tri/tetra amines and for max yield
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PREPARING ALIPHATIC AMINES: give the overall equation for the preparation of ethylamine using bromoethane

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CH₃CH₂Br + 2NH₃ ⇋ CH₃CH₂NH₂ + NH₄⁺Br⁻

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PREPARING AROMATIC AMINES: name the ingredients

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nitroarene
tin
concentrated HCl
sodium hydroxide - NaOH

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PREPARING AROMATIC AMINES: name 3 conditions for the preparation

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  • reducing agent: mixture of tin and conc HCl –> [H]
  • 100 degrees
  • reflux
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what is a nitroarene?

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a benzene ring with a nitrate group attached (NO₂)

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PREPARING AROMATIC AMINES: what happens during the reaction? how many hydrogens are needed?

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the nitroarene is reduced
6 hydrogens are needed
- 2 replace the O₂ on the nitrate group
- four go to the water 2H₂O

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PREPARING AROMATIC AMINES: what is the overall equation for the reaction?

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nitrobenzene + 6[H] –> phenylamine + 2H₂O

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PREPARING AROMATIC AMINES: what is added after 30 mins?

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NaOH - added to neutralise excess acid

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25
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what two groups make up amino acids?

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the amine group and the carboxyl group

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26
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what is an alpha amino acid?

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simplest amino acid - one carbon in the centre with amine group and carboxyl group either side of it

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which word can be used to describe the dual property of an amino acid?

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AMPHOTERIC - acts as both a base and an acid

28
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which is the simplest form of amino acid?

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glycine

29
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what is created when amino acid groups interact with each other? what interaction takes place?

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a zwitterion is created when the H on the OH in the carboxyl group joins to the lone pair on the amine group

proton goes from carboxyl group to amine group

30
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what is a zwitterion?

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amine group is +ve and carboxyl group is -ve

so no overall charge

31
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when do zwitterions form? what is this condition called?

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at a certain pH depending on the R group

ISOELECTRIC POINT

32
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what happens when you lower the pH/more H+ ions to an amino acid at the isoelectric point?

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becomes POSITIVE
carboxyl group neutralises bc it accepts H+ ions
amine group remains positive
equilibrium shifts to the left towards carboxyl group

33
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what happens when you increase pH/more OH- ions to an amino acid at the isoelectric point?

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becomes NEGATIVE
amine group neutralises - donates H+ to OH- ions
carboxyl group remains negative
equilibrium shifts to the right towards the amine group

34
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describe what an alpha amino acid is

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an amino acid where the -COOH and -NH2 groups are on the same carbon

35
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what is a condensation reaction involving amino acids?

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when amino acids react to form peptides and peptide links

36
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how are polypeptides made between two amino acids?

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water is released from the H of an NH₂ group and the OH from the COOH group form water.

water is released and the two amino acids bonds together

37
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which reaction takes place to break the peptide links between amino acids? what conditions are required?

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HYDROLYSIS takes place.

peptides are hydrolysed in ALKALI or ACIDIC conditions (never only by water)

38
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what is an acyl group?

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R-C=O
|
NR₂

39
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what is a primary, secondary and tertiary amide?

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primary - one carbon attached to the N
secondary - two carbons attached to the N
tertiary - three carbons attached to the N

40
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how do you name amides?

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suffix - amide
root - longest carbon chain
other groups are added as a prefix

41
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what is optical isomerism?

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when two molecules identically arranged in space are non-superimposable images of each other
the can’t be rotated to overlap onto each other

42
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what is a chiral molecule?

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molecules with no plane of symmetry

43
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what is a chiral carbon?

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a carbon atom with for distinct atoms or groups attached

44
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chiral molecules exist in different forms called ______.

what are these forms?

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enantiomers - different enantiomers rotate plane polarised light in opposite directions

45
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what’s a racemate? what effect does it have on polarised light?

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a 50:50 mixture of each enantiomer
a racemic mixture has no effect on polarised light because each enantiomer rotates oppositely and so cancel each other out.

46
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what is involved in addition polymerisation?

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a single monomer that forms a repeat chain

47
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which two ways can polyester be formed by condensation polymerisation?

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  • two monomers: diol (two OH groups) and a dicarboxylic acid (two carboxyl groups)
  • single monomer with both -OH and -COOH groups on it to self polymerise
48
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how is a polyester formed from condensation polymerisation?

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a H from the diol and a OH from the dicarboxylic acid are removed to form water and an ester linkage is formed.
for every 2 monomers, 2 ester linkages are formed.

49
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which two ways can polyamides be formed by condensation polymerisation?

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  • two monomers: diamine (two amine groups) and a dicarboxylic acid
  • a single monger with both an amine and carboxylic acid group on it (eg. alpha amino acid)
50
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how is a polyamide formed from condensation polymerisation?

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H from amine group and OH from carboxylic acid group are removed to form water and an amide link is formed
for every 2 monomers, 2 amide linkages are formed

51
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give the structural formula for an ester linkage

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O-C=O

52
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give the structural formula for an amide linkage

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O=C-NH

53
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what is hydrolysis in terms of polymers?

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breaking down polymers into its monomers

54
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how is the slow hydrolysis process of polymers sped up?

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by using acidic or alkali conditions

55
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BASE hydrolysis of polyESTERS: what base is used? what products are obtained?

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base used: NaOH/H₂O
carboxylate salt and diol formed
carboxyl groups deprotenate and Na+ is added to form salt ( COO⁻⁻Na⁺ )

56
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ACID hydrolysis of polyESTERS: what acid is used? what products are obtained?

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acid used: H⁺/H₂O

diol and dicarboxylic are formed (original monomers)

57
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where is the ester linkage broken during hydrolysis?

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between the C-O bond

O=C-/-O

58
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BASE hydrolysis of polyAMIDE: what base is used? what products are obtained?

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base used: NaOH/H₂O
carboxylate salt and diamine formed
carboxyl groups deprotenate with Na+ (COO⁻⁻Na⁺)

59
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ACID hydrolysis of polyAMIDE: what acid is used? what products are obtained?

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acid used: H⁺/H₂O
diamie protenates (NH₃⁺) and dicarboxylic acid remains as original monomer
60
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what chemical can be used for the synthesis of C-C bonds? what is the functional group?

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cyanide :C⁻≡N: (negative charge on C)

functional group CN⁻

61
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name two reactions/mechanisms in which can cyanide be used to synthesise C-C bonds. how does cyanide act in each reaction?

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nucleophilic substitution with haloalkane
nucleophilic addition with carbonyl
cyanide acts as a NUCLEOPHILE

62
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nucleophilic substitution using cyanide:
describe the mechanism
what are the condition?

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mechanism:

  • curly arrow from lone pair on C to the δ+ carbon in the carbon-halogen bond.
  • curly arrow from carbon-halogen bond to δ- halogen
  • carbon chain is lengthened by one with a nitrile group on the end + a halogen ion.
    condition: ETHANOL and REFLUX
63
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nucleophilic addition using cyanide:
describe the mechanism
what is the product formed?

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  • curly arrow from lone pair on C to the δ+ carbon in the C=O bond.
  • INTERMEDIATE: curly arrow going from lone pair on :O⁻ in the C-O bond to the δ+ H in the H₂O
  • curly arrow from H-O bond in water to δ- O.
  • hydroxynitrile formed + :C≡N:
64
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which two ways can a nitrile group be removed to be more useful?

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  • reduced to form amines

- hydrolysed to form carboxylic acids

65
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industrial method of reducing the nitrile group:

  • give the reducing agent
  • give the conditions and catalyst
  • give the general equation
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reducing agent: hydrogen reducing agent

condition: high temp and high pressure
catalyst: nickel catalyst

RCN + 2H₂ –> RCH₂NH₂

66
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what type of hydrolysis is used to remove the nitrile group?

A

acid hydrolysis

67
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hydrolysis of nitrile:

  • give the conditions
  • give the two equations using ethanitrile
A

conditions: reflux with HCl

CH₃CN + 2H₂O + HCl –> CH₃COOH + NH₄Cl
CH₃CN –H⁺–> CH₃COOH

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