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Carboxylic Acids & Their Derivatives 20.1 - 20.5 Flashcards

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1
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a carboxylic acid is a compound with what type of group?

A

-COOH

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2
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2 types of carboxylic acids

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  • Monocarboxylic acids
  • Diacids
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3
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contains 1 carboxylic acid group

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Monocarboxylic acid

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4
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suffix of Monocarboxylic acids

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suffix is “oic acid”

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5
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when a carboxylic acid is connected to a ring, how is it named?

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compound is named as an alkane carboxylic acid

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Formic acid

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Acetic acid

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Propionic acid

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Butyric acid

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Benzoic acid

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11
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contains 2 carboxylic groups

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Diacids

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12
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suffix of Diacids

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suffix is “dioic acid”

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13
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Oxalic acid

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Malonic acid

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Succinic acid

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16
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Glutaric acid

17
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what is the hybridization and geometry of the carbon atom?

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  • sp2
  • trigonal planar (120° bond angles)
18
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carboxylic acids can form ? which allows molecules to associate with each other in pairs

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2 hydrogen bonding interactions

19
Q

explains relatively high boiling points of carboxylic acids

A

hydrogen bonding interactions

20
Q
  • treatment of a carboxylic acid with a strong base makes ?
  • suffix is “ate” instead of “ic acid”
  • ionic, more ? than carboxylic acid
A
  • carboxylate salt
  • water soluble
21
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when dissolved in ?, an equilibrium is established in which the carboxylic acid and the carboxylate ion are both present

A

water

22
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equilibrium favors carboxylic acid with a Ka around

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10-4 or 10-5 ( 4 and 5)

23
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  • carboxylic acids are ? compared to inorganic acids (HCl, H2SO4)
  • carboxylic acids are ? compared to organic compounds (alcohols)
A
  • weak
  • acidic
24
Q

the acidity of carboxylic acids are due to the ? of the conjugate base

A

stability (resonance stabilized)

25
Q

what pH is blood buffered to and what is the term?

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  • pH = 7.3
  • physiological pH
26
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Henderson-Hasselbach rearranged equation

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[conjugate base]/[acid] = 10(pH-pKa)

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