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Aldhydes And Ketones(optical isomerism Flashcards

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1
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What does partial oxidation of primary alcohol form

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It results an aldehyde forming

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2
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What does oxidation of a secondary alcohol

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Results in a forming a ketone

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3
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What is the oxidizing agent used in the oxidation primary alcohol and secondary alcohol and aldehydes

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Potassium dichromate in sulphuric acid (gentle warming needed)

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4
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What happens to the potassium dichromate

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The orange colour reduced to green

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5
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What is the symbol for oxidation

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[O]

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6
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Give the simplified equations for oxidation reactions

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R-CH2OH+[O]–R-CHO +H2O

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7
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Give the oxidation reaction for secondary alcohol

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R1-CH(OH)-R2+[O]–R1-CO-R2+ H2O

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8
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When oxidised further what do aldehydes produce

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Carboxylic acid

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9
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What two tests can help distinguish between aldehydes and ketones

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Tollens reagent

Feelings solution

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10
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What occurs when aldehydes and ketones react with tollens reagent

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Aldehydes- tollens reagent is reduced and a grey silver mirror forms (carboxylic acid formed)

Ketones-no reaction

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11
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What happens when fehlings solution reacts with an aldehyde or ketone

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Aldehydes- it’s reduced from the blue copper to red brick red precipitate on gentle warming

Ketone- no reaction

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12
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What reducing agent is used to reduce aldehydes and ketones to alcohols

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NaBH4 sodium tetrahydroborate

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13
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What symbol shows reduction

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[H]

2[H] in equation

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14
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Give the simplified equation for the reduction of aldehyde

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R-CHO + 2[H]-> R-CH2OH(primary alcohol)

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15
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Give a simplified equation for reduction of ketone

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R1-CO-R2 +2[H]->R1-CH(OH)-R2 (secondary alcohol)

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16
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What reducing agent is used to reduce carboxylic acids

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LiAlH4

17
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What reactions do carbonyls undergo

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Nucleophilic addition

18
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What nucleophile undergoes nucleophillic addition with carbonyls in reduction

A

HCN

19
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Give the simplified equation for when HCN is reacted with carbonyls in reduction

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R1-CO-R2 + HCN->R1-C(CN)(OH)-R2

20
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What is produced when carbonyls undergo reduction with HCN

A

Hydroxynitrile

21
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Write out equation for reduction by NaBH4 to make alcohols

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R1-CO-R2+ 2[H]->R1-CH(OH)-R2

22
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What is chirality

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When 4 different groups are attached to one carbon

23
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What are optical isomers (enantiomers)

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They are two non superimposable mirror images

24
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How can optical isomers be distinguished

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By passing plane polarised light through a liquid containing a chiral molecule

25
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What do chiral molecules do to plane polarised light

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They cause it to rotate equally but in opposite directions

One in clockwise rotation
One in anti-clockwise rotation

26
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Define optically active

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A substance which can rotate plane polarised light

27
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What is a racemic mixture

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When optical isomers are found together in equal amounts

28
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What reactions do chiral substances undergo

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Electrophillic addition
Nucleophillic addition
Nucleophillic substitution

29
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When a chiral substance is produced by an addition reaction what is it

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It’s a racemic mixture

30
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Why is a racemic mixture produced when by an addition reaction

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As the attacking nucleophile or electrophile will attack the polar C-O bond planar molecule above and below in equal proportions

31
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What happens when a chiral substance undergoes nucleophillic substitutions

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It only produces a single enantimor as the attacking species only attacks from one side

32
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Give the reagents involved in nucleophilic addition of carbonyl

A

KCN
HCL

Room temperature

33
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Why is HCn generated insitu and give the equation

A

As it’s a very toxic gas

KCN +HCl->HCN KCL

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