Carboxylic Acids (Lab) Flashcards
What is the formula of carboxylic acid?
R-COOH
The simplest carboxylic acid
Formic acid
What is the IUPAC name of formic acid?
Methanoic acid
An unpleasant chemical that is found in certain ant species‘ sprayed venom and in the secretion produced from some stinging nettles
Formic acid
Formic acid formula
HCOOH
The 2nd simplest carboxylic acid
Acetic acid
Acetic acid formula
CH3COOH
The IUPAC name of acetic acid
Ethanoic acid
The formula of oxalic acid
HOOC-COOH, or H2C2O4
It is white, transparent solid w/c melts at 101oC
Oxalic acid
The simplest dicarboxylic acid
Oxalic acid
A white, crystalline organic acid that occurs naturally in many fruits, like in grapes, but also in bananas, tamarinds, and citrus
Tartaric acid
Its IUPAC name is 2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid
Tartaric Acid
Identify the result of: HCOOH + dil NaOH + KMnO4
CO2 + H2O + MnSO4 (brown)
HCOOH + Fehling’s → ?
Cu2O (brick red ppt)
HCOOH + Tollen’s → ?
Ag^o ( silver mirror)
CH3COOH + dil KMnO4 or Fehling’s or Tollen’s → ?
No reaction
H2C2O4 + dil KMnO4 → ?
CO2 + H2O + MnSO4
the process of combining an organic acid (RCOOH) with an alcohol (ROH) in the presence of conc. H2SO4 to form an RCOORand water
Esterification
TT1 - FeCl3(s) + NH4OH(aq) → ?
NH4Cl(aq) + Fe(OH)3(s) (reddish brown ppt)
TT2 - FeCl3(s) + NH4OH(aq) + tartaric acid → ?
ferric tartrate complex
tartaric acid + KOH → ?
potassium acid tartrate (COOK(CHOH)2COOH)
Positive result of resorcinol’s test
pink or red color
Color of copper sulfrate solution
Blue
Which organic acid forms a complex ion formation with FeCl3 and NH4OH
Tartaric acid
