Carboxylic Acids and Esters Flashcards by Gus Giele | Brainscape

Q

is Carboxylic Weak or strong acid?

A

weak

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carboxylic acid Soluable and why?

A

yes, both c-oh and c=o are polar

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Ethanoic acid + Na

A

sodium ethanoate + H+

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propanoic acid + KOH

A

potassium propanoate + H2O

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methanoic acid + CaCO3

A

Calcium methoate + H2O + CO2

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Formula for Calcium methanoate

A

(HCOO)2Ca

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reagent for COOH to COCl

A

SOCl2

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Equation for carboxylic acid to acyl chloride

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Acid + SOCl2 –> Acyl Chloride + Hcl + SO2

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Acyl chloride to ester?

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Acyl chloride + acl –> ester + hcl

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why use acyl chloride instead of COOH

A

acyl chloride can react with phenols but cooh cant

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