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Chapter 27 - Amines, amino acids and polymers Flashcards

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1
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What are amines?

A

Organic compounds derived from ammonia

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What are aliphatic amines?

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The nitrogen is attached to at least one carbon chain

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What are aromatic amines?

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The nitrogen is attached to a benzene ring

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4
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What is a primary amine?

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One hydrogen, two R groups

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What is a secondary amine?

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Two hydrogens, one R hroup

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What is a tertiary amine?

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Three R groups

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How do you name a primary amine where the amine group is on carbon 1?

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Add the suffix -amine onto the name of the alkyl chain

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How to name a primary amine where the amine group isn’t on carbon 1?

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Use the prefix amino- and a number to indicate the position on the chain

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How do you name secondary or tertiary amines?

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The prefixes di- or tri- are used to indicate the number of alkyl groups attached to the nitrogen atom

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How do you name amines where two or more compounds are attached to the nitrogen atom?

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It is a N substituted derivative of the larger group

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What happens when an amine reacts as a base?

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The lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen accepts a proton and a dative covalent bond is formed

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What is produced when an amine reacts with acids?

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A salt is produced

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How do you make a primary amine?

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A molecule of ammonia acts as a nucleophile in a reaction with a haloalkane
An alkali reacts with the ammonium salt to form the amine

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What are the essential conditions needed to make a primary amine?

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Ethanol is used as the solvent and excess ammonia is used

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How do you make a secondary amine?

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You react the primary amine with a haloalkane again so further substitution occurs
An ammonium salt is produced

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How do you make aromatic amines?

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Heat nitrobenzene under reflux with tin and hydrochloric acid
The ammonium salt is reacted with excess NaOH

17
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General formula of an alpha amino acid

A

RCH(NH2)COOH

18
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What happens when an amino acid reacts with an acid?

A

The amine group reacts and a salt is produced

19
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What happens when an amino acid reacts with an alkali?

A

The carboxylic acid group reacts to form a salt and water

20
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What happens when amino acids are esterified?

A

Reacted with alcohol
Concentrated sulphuric acid catalyst
Carboxylic acid group is esterified and amine group is protonated

21
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What are amides?

A

Acyl chloride reacts with ammonia or amine

22
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Which type of molecules will show optical isomerism?

A

Those with a chiral centre

23
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What is another word for optical isomers?

A

Enantiomers

24
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Why do amino acids show optical isomerism?

A

They have a chiral centre

25
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What is a chiral centre?

A

A carbon atom bonded to four different atoms/groups

26
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What are optical isomers?

A

Non-superimposable mirror images

27
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How do you draw optical isomers?

A

Use the three types of line to draw them in 3D either sides of a ‘mirror’

28
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What are the two condensation polymers we study?

A

Polyesters and polyamides

29
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What is produced during condensation polymerisation?

A

Monomers upon and lose a molecule of water

30
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What is needed for condensation polymerisation?

A

Two different functional groups

31
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How are polyesters formed?

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Monomers are joined

32
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How are polyesters made from one monomer?

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The monomer contains both a carboxylic acid group and an alcohol group
An ester bond forms and a molecule of water is lost

33
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How are polyesters made from two monomers?

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One monomer is a diol
One monomers is a dicarboxylic acid
A hydroxyl group reacts with a carboxyl group to form an ester link and water

34
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What are polyamides?

A

Condensation polymers formed by amide bonds between monomers

35
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What are the two ways in which a polyamide can be formed?

A

One monomer with a carboxylic and amine group

Two monomers with two of each of these groups

36
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How are polyamides formed from one monomer?

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A condensation reaction occurs between the amine group and the carboxyl group to form an ester link and release water

37
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How are polyamides formed from two functional groups?

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An ester bond forms between the amine group and the carboxyl group, releasing water

38
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Conditions for hydrolysing polymers

A

Hot aqueous alkali or hot aqueous acid

39
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For acid and alkali hydrolysis, book is the best

A

For acid and alkali hydrolysis, book is the best

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