Chapter 27 - Amines, Aminos Acids, and Chirality Flashcards
Conditions for hydrolysing polymers:
Hot aqueous alkali or hot aqueous acid
How are polyamides formed from two functional groups?
An ester bond forms between the amine group and the carboxyl group, releasing water
How are polyamides formed from one monomer?
A condensation reaction occurs between the amine group and the carboxyl group to form an ester link and release water
What are the two ways in which a polyamide can be formed?
One monomer with a carboxylic and amine group
Two monomers with two of each of these groups
What are polyamides?
Condensation polymers formed by amide bonds between monomers
How are polyesters made from two monomers?
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
How are polyesters made from one monomer?
The monomer contains both a carboxylic acid group and an alcohol group
How are polyesters formed?
Monomers are joined
What is needed for condensation polymerisation?
Two different functional groups
What is produced during condensation polymerisation?
Monomers upon and lose a molecule of water
What are the two condensation polymers we study?
Polyesters and polyamides
How do you draw optical isomers?
Use the three types of line to draw them in 3D either sides of a ‘mirror’
What are optical isomers?
Non-superimposable mirror images
What is a chiral centre?
A carbon atom bonded to four different atoms/groups
Why do amino acids show optical isomerism?
They have a chiral centre