carboxylic acids and derivatives

Question 1

carboxylic acid functional group

Answer 1

-COOH

Question 2

what carboxylics produced from?

Answer 2

oxidation of primary alcohols under reflux

Question 3

what makes carboxylic acids soluble in water?

Answer 3

small chain carboxylic acids are able to form hydrogen bonds with water molecules between lone pair on oxygen atom and a hydrogen atom

Question 4

how are esters produced?

Answer 4

carboxylic acids can react with alcohols in the presence of a strong acid catalyst

Question 5

what are esters used in?

Answer 5

food flavourings and perfumes

Question 6

triglyceride esters

Answer 6

vegetable oils and fats are esters of naturally occurring glycerol

Question 7

what is biodiesel produced from?

Answer 7

vegetable oils and methanol in the presence of a strong acid catalyst

Question 8

saponification

Answer 8

when a carboxylic acid produced reacts further with the base to form a salt