Ch.20 Flashcards
_____ acids have an alkyl group bonded to -COOH
aliphatic
fatty acids are long-chain ______ ______
aliphatic acids
The sp3 oxygen has a C—O—H angle of ______
106°
Carboxylic acids boil at considerably _______ temperatures than do alcohols, ketones, or aldehydes of similar molecular weights
higher
The high boiling points of carboxylic acids result from what?
formation of a stable, hydrogen-bonded dimer
Aliphatic acids with more than ____ carbons are solids at room temperature.
eight
How do double bonds effect the melting point?
Double bonds (especially cis) lower the melting point
Water solubility _____ with the length of the carbon chain
decreases
Acids with more than ____ carbon atoms are nearly insoluble in water
10
Carboxylic acids are very soluble in ______
alcohols
They are also soluble in relatively _____ solvents like chloroform because the hydrogen bonds of the dimer are not disrupted by the nonpolar solvent
nonpolar
acetate ion is _____ stable than an alkoxide ion
more
Electron-withdrawing groups _____ the acid strength, and electron-donating groups _______ the acid strength
enhance ; decrease
Effects are strongest for substituents in the ____ and ___ positions
ortho and para
The hydroxide ion completely deprotonates the acid to form the _______ ______
carboxylate salt
how do you name carboxylic acids salts?
- name the cation
- name the anion by replacing the -ic acid with -ate
The basic hydrolysis of ____ and ____ produces soap (this reaction is known as saponification).
fats and oils
carboxylic acid protons absorb between what?
10 and 13
The protons on the α carbon atom absorb between ____ and ____
2.0 and 2.5
The most common fragmentation is the loss of an alkene through the ______ ______
McLafferty rearrangement
Another common fragmentation is cleavage of the ____-_____ bond to form an alkyl radical and a resonance-stabilized cation
beta-gamma
What can you oxidized primary alcohols and aldehydes with?
chromic acid (H2CrO) + H2SO4
Cleavage of an alkene with hot KMnO4 produces what if there is a vinylic hydrogen present?
carboxylic acid