7-Hydrocarbons Flashcards
Formula for alkenes
CnH2n
Formula for alkanes
CnH2n+2
Methane
CH4
Ethane
C2H6
Propane
C3H8
Butane
C4H10
CH4
Methane
C2H6
Ethane
C3H8
Propane
C4H10
Butane
Functional group -coo-
Esters
Functional group -cooh
Carboxyl group- carboyxilic acid
Functional group -oh
Hydroxy(l)- alcohols
Carboxylic acid
Weak acids
Functional group -cooh- carboxyl
Esters
Orgaic compounds, fruity smell, -coo- functional group
Alcohols
Functional group -oh
Used as fuel,
reacts with metals to form metal ethanoate,
soluble in water (decreases as chain size gets greater- becomes less miscible),
oxidise without combustion to form carboxylic acids
Uses of alcohols
Methanol-chemical feedstock,
ethanol-alcoholic drinks, fuel, solvent(can dissolve organic and inorganic substances), propanol and butanol-fuel and solvent
Fermentation
Produces alcohol, sugar dissolved in water mixed with yeast, air lock needed to allow co2 out but no air in, warm temp 25-35 C, yeast dies when ethanol conc reaches 15%
O2 causes ethanol to oxidise into ethanoic acid- vinegar test
What happens if air is present during fermentation
The o2 causes ethanol to oxidise into ethanoic acid- vinegar taste
Crude oil
- Finite resource
- mixture of hydrocarbons
- formed over millions of years from once living marine plants/animals
Fractions
Mixture of hydrocarbons w/ similar boiling points