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Carbonyl compounds Flashcards

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1
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What is a carbonyl group?

A

A carbon-oxygen double bond

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2
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What compounds is a cabonyl group found in?

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Aldehyde and ketones

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3
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What is the relative charge o the carbon of a carbonyl group?

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+

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4
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What feature of a carbonyl group makes it susceptible to attack from nucleophiles?

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The polarity of the double bond.

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5
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What are the typical reactions of carbonyl compounds?

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Nucleophilic addition

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6
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What happens ina nucleophilic addition reaction?

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The nucleophile adds onto the C^d+ and a hydrogen adds on to the O^d-

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7
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What are the products called when the nucleophile was a cyanide ion?

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Hydroxynitriles.

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8
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What can aldehydes be oxidised into and what is the oxidising agent?

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Carboxylic acids, acidified potassium dichromate

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9
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What can aldehydes be reduced into and what is the reducing agent?

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Primary alcohols, Sodium tetrehydridoborate(III) NaBH4

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What can ketones be reduced to?

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Secondary alcohols.

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What happens when an aldehyde is warmed with Tollen’s reagent?

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Ag+ is reduced to Ag

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What happens when an aldehyde is is warmed with Fehling’s solution?

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The Cu2+ ions are reduced to Cu+

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13
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What is the general formula of a carboxylic acid?

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R-COOH

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14
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What is the general formula of an ester?

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R-COO-R

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15
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How do you name an ester?

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The name of the second R group is placed first and then the first R group with -oate on the end.

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16
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Why is the carbonyl group in carboxylic acids more polar than the carbonyl group in aldehydes and ketones?

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Due to the second oxygen atom bonded to it.

17
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What is the name for the ion produced if the H^d+ is lost from a carboxylic acid and what happens to the charge?

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A carboxylate ion, the negative charge is spread over three atoms.

18
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Why is a carboxylate ion stable?

A

Due to the delocalised electrons

19
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What is produced when ethanoic acid reacts with sodium hydrogencarbonate?

A

Sodium ethanoate, CO2 and H2O

20
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How are esters produced and what is the name of the reaction?

A

Carboxylic acids reacting with alcohols with a strong acid catalyst (H2SO4).

21
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What is acid hydrolysis of an ester?

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Ester + H2O –> Carboxylic acid + alcohol

22
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What happens when a base is used to catalyse the hydrolysis of an ester instead of an acid?

A

the salt of the acid is formed so equlibrium is not reached and more product is formed.

23
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Name 4 common uses of esters?

A
  • Solvents,
  • Plasticisers,
  • Perfumes,
  • Food flavourings.
24
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What is produced when a triglyceride is reacted with NaOH?

A

Glycerol and a mixture of sodium salts of the acids that form part of the ester.

25
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How is biodiesel produced?

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Triglyceride + KOH

26
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What is acylation?

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The substitution of the acyl group R-CO-R into another molecule.

27
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Name 4 acid derivatives that contain an acyl group.

A

Ester, acyl chloride, acid anhydride and amine.

28
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What is ab addition-elimination reaction?

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Nucleophile attacks the C^d+ atom, followed by the loss of Z- (the leaving group. R-CO-Z

29
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What is the speed of an addition-elimination reaction governed by? 3 things.

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  • the size of the charge on the carbonyl carbon which depends on the electron attracting power of Z,
  • How easily Z is lost.
  • How good the nucleophile is.
30
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Name 4 typical nucleophiles.

A

Primary amine
Ammonia
Alcohol
Water

31
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Why would you use propanoyl chloride instead of propanoic acid when preparing methyl-propanoate from methanol?

A

Its faster as Cl- dissociates more readily.

32
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Why would you use propanoic acid rather than propanoyl chloride when preparing methyl-propanoate from methanol?

A

Propanoyl chloride would produce HCl which is toxic, corrosive and harmful to the environment.

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