Alcohols Flashcards
1
Q
Biofuel
A
fuel derived from recently living material
2
Q
Dehydration
A
- elimination reaction
- water is removed from a saturated molecule
- to form an unsaturated molecule
3
Q
Distillation
A
- separation of components in a liquid mixture
- by evaporation and condensing
- due to differences in boiling points
4
Q
Elimination Reaction
A
- reaction
- a molecule is removed from
a saturated molecule - to make an unsaturated molecule
- (1 becomes 2 etc.)
5
Q
Primary alcohol
A
- alcohol
- carbon atom containing the OH
- is directly bonded
- to 1 other carbon atom
6
Q
Reflux
A
- continual boiling and condensing
- of a reaction mixture
- without loss of volatile product
7
Q
Secondary alcohol
A
- alcohol
- carbon atom containing the OH
- is directly bonded
- to 2 other carbon atoms
8
Q
Tertiary alcohol
A
- alcohol
- carbon atom containing the OH
- is directly bonded
- to 3 other carbon atoms
