Chapter 17

Question 1

Are carboxylic acids, esters, and amides all polar?

Answer 1

Yes

Question 2

Can carboxylic acids, esters, and amides all hydrogen bond?

Answer 2

No, carboxylic acids and amides are able too

Question 3

What are the most common carboxylic acids?

Answer 3

Acetic acid and citric acid

Question 4

How are dioic acids different from carboxylic acids?

Answer 4

They have two -COOH groups

Question 5

What can carboxylic acids do that ketones and aldehydes cannot?

Answer 5

Substitution reactions

Question 6

_____ is made when there is a carbonyl group substitution reaction. To reverse it you need a ______ reaction

Answer 6

Esters
Hydrolysis

Question 7

What is the most significant property of carboxylic acids?

Answer 7

They can surrender the H of their carboxyl group to bases and establish acid base equilibrium in aqueous solutions

Question 8

T or F

Carboxylic acids cannot hydrogen bond with each other

Answer 8

False, they can

Question 9

_____ straight _____ carbon chains are volitile liquids with pungent and unpleasant odors

Answer 9

Saturated
9

Question 10

Carboxylic acids with up to ____ carbons are water soluble

Answer 10

4

Question 11

The longer the carbon chain the lower or higher the melting/boiling point?

Answer 11

Higher

Question 12

Carboxylic acids with more than ____ in their carbon chain are waxy odorless solids

Answer 12

9

Question 13

What is the simplest carboxylic acid?

Answer 13

Formic acid

Question 14

Can esters hydrogen bond with each other and water?

Answer 14

Not each other but can with water

Question 15

T or F
Esters have higher boiling point than carboxylic acids

Answer 15

False

Question 16

____ are colorless, volatile liquids with pleasant odors

Answer 16

Esters

Question 17

Are esters soluble in water? Are the flammable?

Answer 17

Somewhat soluble
Very flammable

Question 18

T or F
Esters are bases in aqueous solutions

Answer 18

False, neither acids nor bases in aqueous solutions

Question 19

Can amides hydrogen bond with each other?

Answer 19

1 degree= yes
2 degree=yes
3 degree=no

Question 20

Do amides have a higher boiling point than carboxylic acids?

Answer 20

Yes because they can hydrogen bond to each other

Question 21

_____amides are solids, soluble in water, and organic solvents

Answer 21

Unsubstituted
(Except formamide is a liquid)

Question 22

2 degree amides are also called what?

Answer 22

Mono-substituted

Question 23

3 degree amides are also referred to ____

Answer 23

Disubstiutued