Carboxylic acids and esters Flashcards
how to make an ester
alcohol and carboxylic acid
esterfication
reversible reaction
H2SO4 catalyst
water is always the product
hydrolysis definition
breaking of a bond via water
equilibrium reactions
acid catalysed hydrolysis
H+ catalyst
hard to get a high yield of the carb acid and alcohol
base catalysed hydrolysis
warm aqueous NaOH
carb acid forms then turns into a salt
increases yield except if carb aid is the desired product
IUPAC name for glycerol
propane-1,2,3-triol
Tri-ester acid hydrolysis
tri-ester –> carb acid + glycerol
reflux
conc acid catalyst
Tri-ester base hydrolysis
tri-ester –> carb acid salts + glycerol
reflux
3 NaOH
purpose of biodiesel
solvents for many reactions
plasticisers
perfumes
flavouring
Fatty acid salts dissociate in water equation
RCOONa –> RCOO- + Na+
Formation of biodiesel
Fatty acid + 3 methanol –> biodiesel + glycerol
acid anhydrides
draw ethanoic anhydride
draw ethanoic propanoic anhydride
acyl chloride + water forms??
carboxylic acid
acyl chloride + alcohol forms??
ester
acyl chloride + ammonia forms??
amide