C14 Alcohols Flashcards

1
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Functional group of alcohol

A

-OH (hydroxyl group)

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2
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Physical properties of alcohols compared to alkanes

A

Less volatile

Higher MPs

Greater H2O solubility

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3
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Reason for physical properties of alkanes

A

Non-polar bonds as EN of C + H very similar

IMFs between non-polar molecules are very weak LFs

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4
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Reason for physical properties of alcohols

A

Polar O-H bonds (diff in EN of O and H atoms)

IMFs are very weak LFs but theres also strong HBs between polar O-H

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5
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Why do alcohols have higher BPs and lower volatility than alkanes

A

HBs require more energy to break than weaker LFs in alkanes

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6
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Solubility of alkanes in water

A

Non-polar

Cannot form HBs with H2O

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7
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Solubility of alcohols in water

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Completely soluble in water

HBs form between polar -OH groups of alcohol + H2O

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8
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What happens to solubility as chain length increases

A

C chain length increases

Influence of -OH becomes smaller

Solubility decreases

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9
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What’s a primary alcohol

A

-OH attached to C that’s attached to 2 H atoms + 1 alkyl group

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10
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What’s a secondary alcohol

A

-OH attached to C that’s attached to 1 H + 2 alkyl groups

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11
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What’s a tertiary alcohol

A

-OH attached to C that’s attached to no H + 3 alkyl groups

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12
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What is the colour change when alcohols are oxidised

A

Orange to green

Dichromate (VI) ions reduced to chromium (III) ions

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13
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What do primary alcohols oxidise to

A

Aldehyde or carboxylic acid

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14
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Oxidation of primary alcohol to form aldehyde

A

Gentle heating

K2Cr2O7/H2SO4

Aldehyde distilled out as it forms

Colour change : orange to green

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15
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Oxidation of primary alcohol to form carboxylic acid

A

Reflux

Excess K2Cr2O7/H2SO4

Orange to green

Form carboxylic acid + water

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16
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What does oxidising secondary alcohols produce

A

Ketones

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17
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Oxidising tertiary alcohols

A

Don’t undergo oxidation reactions

Oxidation mixture remains orange

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18
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Oxidising secondary alcohol to produce ketone

A

Reflux

K2Cr2O7/H2SO4

Orange to green

Produce ketone + water

19
Q

Word equation of complete combustion of alcohol

A

Alcohol + O2 —> CO2 + H2O

20
Q

what is the oxidising agent that oxidises primary and secondary alcohols?

A

primary/secondary alcohol

heat under reflux

acid catalyst (conc H2SO4 or conc H3PO4)

form alkene and water

21
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what type of reaction is combustion?

A

exothermic reaction as it releases a large amount of energy in the form of heat.

22
Q

what conditions are needed for an alcohol to undergo a substitution reaction with a hydrogen halide?

A

hydrogen halide

reflux

sulfuric acid

sodium halide

forms haloalkane

23
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what is a dehydration reaction?

A

any reaction in which a water molecule is removed from the starting material

24
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What’s the general formula of an alcohol

A

CnH2n+1 OH

25
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How do you name alcohols (one prefix, one suffix)?

A

Hydroxyl- or -ol

26
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What kind of IMFs do alcohols have and why

A

Hydrogen bonding

Due to electronegativity difference in OH bond

27
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Hoe do alcohols MP and BP compare to other hydrocarbons’ of similar C chain lengths? Why?

A

Higher, because they have HB (strongest type of IMF) —> stronger than LFs

28
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Are alcohols soluble in water? Why does solubility depend on chain length?

A

Soluble when short chain - OH HBs to HB in water

Insoluble when long chain - non-polarity of C-H bond takes precedence

29
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What makes an alcohol primary

A

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

30
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What makes an alcohol secondary

A

C bonded to OH is bonded to 2 other C atoms

31
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What makes an alcohol tertiary

A

C bonded to OH is bonded to 3 other C atoms

32
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What forms if you partially oxidise a primary alcohol

A

An aldehyde

33
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What conditions are needed to partially oxidise a primary alcohol

A

Dilute H2SO4, potassium dichromate (VI), distill product as its produced, gentle heating

34
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What forms if you fully oxidise a primary alcohol

A

A carboxylic acid

35
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What conditions are needed to fully oxidise a primary alcohol

A

Conc H2SO4, potassium dichromate (VI), reflux, strong heating

36
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What forms if you oxidise a secondary alcohol

37
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What conditions are needed for the oxidation of a secondary alcohol

A

Conc H2SO4, potassium dichromate (VI), strong heating

38
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Is it possible to oxidise a tertiary alcohol

39
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What’s a dehydration reaction

A

A reaction where water is lost to form an organic compound

40
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What are the products of dehydration reaction of alcohol

A

Alkene and water

41
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What are the conditions required for dehydration of alcohol

A

Conc H2SO4 or conc H3PO4 and 170*C

42
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What are the products of the halide substitution reaction with alcohol

A

Haloalkane and water

43
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In what form is the halide used in halide substitution reaction

A

In the form of hydrogen halide, e.g. HBr

44
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How is hydrogen halide made in situ? Give examples

A

A salt is reacted with acid to form the hydrogen halide

E.g. sodium bromide reacts with sulfuric acid to form HBr

When iodine is reacted phosphoric acid is used as sulfuric acid oxidises iodide ions into iodide