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CH15 Alcohols Flashcards

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1
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Functional group of an alcohol

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Hydroxyl group -OH

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2
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General formula

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CnH2n+1OH

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3
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Prefix and suffix of naming alcohols

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Hydroxyl- or -OH

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4
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Intermolecular forces do alcohols have - why

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Hydrogen bonding - electronegativity difference in OH bond

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5
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Alcohols MP and BP compared to hydrocarbons of similar C chain lengths - why

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Higher - hydrogen bonding is stronger than van der Waals forces

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6
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Are alcohols soluble in water - why does solubility depend on chain length

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Soluble when short chain - OH hydrogen bonds to hydrogen bond in water
Insoluble when long chain - non-polarity of C-H bond takes precedence

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What makes a primary alcohol

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C bonded to OH is only bonded to 1 other C atom

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What makes an alcohol secondary

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C bonded to OH is bonded to 2 other C atoms

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9
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What makes an alcohol tertiary

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C bonded to OH is bonded to 3 other C atoms

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10
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How can ethanol be made from crude oil

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Hydration of ethene via electrophilic addition

phosphoric acid catalyst

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of this method

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Advantages - fast, continuous process, ethanol ha a high purity
Disadvantages - not renewable as from crude oil

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12
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How can ethanol be made by fermentation

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Plant carbohydrates broken down and fermented in yeast –> ethanol

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13
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What conditions are needed for this reaction to take place

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Enzymes in yeast as catalyst, 3 degrees C, anaerobic conditions

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14
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Equation for this reaction

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C6H12O6 (aq) –> 2C2H5OH + 2CO2

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Advantages and disadvantages of this method

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Advantages - renewable as from plants
Disadvantages - slow, batch process, enzymes stop working at 15% alcohol so solution is not pure, needed to be fractionally distilled

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16
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In the future, how might most ethene be made - why is it not made like this at the moment

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Dehydrate ethanol made by fermentation

Not economically viable

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17
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Define carbon neutral

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No net addition of CO2 to the atmosphere - carbon dioxide released when combusted = carbon dioxide absorbed as a plant

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18
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Explain how using ethanol in petrol engines could be considered to be carbon neutral

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Carbon dioxide released in fermentation and combustion = carbon dioxide absorbed when growing

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19
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Why would it probably not be entirely carbon neutral to use ethanol

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Other “carbon costs” associated with it (transport)

20
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What is a commercial fuel that uses ethanol? What else does it contain and why

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Methylated spirits - methanol

21
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Equation for combustion of ethanol

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C2H5OH (l) 3O2 (g) –> 2CO2 (g) + 3H2O (l)

22
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What is an elimination reaction

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The removal of a smaller molecule from a larger one

23
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Which group leaves the parent molecule in the case of alcohols

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OH and a H

24
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What physical conditions needed for the elimination reaction from alcohols to alkenes

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Excess hot concentrated sulphuric acid or pass vapour of hot aluminium oxide

25
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What forms if you partially oxidise a primary alcohol

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An aldehyde

26
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What conditions are needed to partially oxidise a primary alcohol

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Dilute sulphuric acid, potassium dichromate (VI), distill product as it’s produced, gentle heating

27
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Equation for partial oxidation of ethanol

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CH3CH3OH (l) + [O] –> CH3CHO (g) + H2O (l)

28
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What forms if you fully oxidise a primary alcohol

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A carboxylic acid

29
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What conditions are needed for this reaction

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Concentrated sulphuric acid
Potassium dichromate (VI)
Reflux
Strong heating

30
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Equation for full oxidation of ethanol

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CH3CH2OH (l) + 2[O] –> CH3COOH (g) + H2O (l)

31
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What forms if you oxidise a secondary alcohol

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Ketone

32
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Why can it not be oxidised further and why can’t a tertiary alcohol be oxidised

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A C-C bond would have to break

33
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What conditions are needed for the oxidation of a secondary alcohol

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Concentrated sulphuric acid
Potassium dichromate (VI)
Reflux
Strong heating

34
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Equation for oxidation of propan-2-ol

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CH3CH(OH)CH3 (l) + [O] –> CH3COCH3 (g) + H2O (l)

35
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What is an aldehyde - functional group

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Molecule with C=O (carbonyl) group at the end of a carbon chain

36
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Suffix of aldehydes

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-al

37
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What is a ketone - functional group

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Molecule with C=O (carbonyl) group in the middle of carbon chain

38
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Suffix of ketones

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-one

39
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What is a carboxylic acid - functional group

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Molecule with COOH (carboxyl) group at the end of a carbon chain

40
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Suffix of carboxylic acids

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-oic acid

41
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What does Tollen’s test give a positive result for

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Aldehydes

42
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What is in Tollen’s reagent

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Silver nitrate in NH3 (aq) - oxidises aldehydes but not ketones
Complex silver (I) ions reduced to Ag (s)
43
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Result of the Tollen’s test for aldehydes and ketones

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Aldehydes - silver mirror forms

Ketones - no visible change

44
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What does Fehling’s solution give a positive result for

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Aldehydes

45
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What is in Fehling’s reagent

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Blue copper (II) complex ions - gentle oxidising agent
Reduced to Cu+ ions (brick red)
46
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Conditions needed with Fehling’s solution

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Heat

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