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1
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What test can be used for carboxylic acids?

A

Add carbonate if present carbon dioxide will form, forming bubbles.

Eg.
2CH3COOH +Na2CO3–> 2CH3COONa + CO2 + H2O

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Are carboxylic acids soluble in water?

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Completely soluble

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When two carboxylic acids form hydrogen bonding between each other what do they form?

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Forms a carboxylic acid dimer

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How does a carboxylic acid reaction with a metal?

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Carboxylic acid + metal—> metal salt + hydrogen

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How do carboxylic acids react with metal oxides?

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Carboxylic acid + metal oxide—> metal salt + water

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How does carboxylic acid react with metal carbonates?

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Carboxylic + metal carbonate—> metal salt + CO2 + H2O

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What is the general formula for esters?

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R1COOR2
R2 is a carbon atom

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How do esters form?

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Carboxylic acid+ alcohol—>ester + water

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9
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What are the two condition required to form esters?

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  1. Strong acid catalyst/ H2SO4

2.heat

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10
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Example on how to name esters?

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Ethanoic acid + propan-1-ol
Carboxylic acid takes priority so the carbons are the main chain.
Ethanoate. The rest are substituents.

Forms
Propylethanoate

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How do you name esters?

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Main chain is from carboxylic acid and treat the alcohol as the side chain

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What is hydrolysis in acidic conditions?

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When an ester reacts with water to form a carboxylic acid + alcohol

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What are the conditions required for hydrolysis in acidic conditions?

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  1. Strong acid catalyst
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What is hydrolysis in alkaline conditions?

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Ester + alkali —>salt + alcohol

Example of salt- sodium methanoate

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Is hydrolysis under alkaline conditions reversible or non reversible?

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Non reversible

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16
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Is hydrolysis in acidic conditions reversible or non reversible?

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Reversible

17
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What happens to the alkali in hydrolsis in alkaline conditions?

A

It gets used up

18
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What is glycerol?

A

Propan-1,2,3- triol

19
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What kind of bonding does glycol contain?

A

Hydrogen bonding

20
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What type of bonding does glycerol contain?

A

Hydrogen bonding

21
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What is the solubility of glycerol?

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Very soluble due to hydrogen bonding

22
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Give some uses of glycerol

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Medicine
Solvent
Plasticiser
Moisturising agent( stops things from drying out)

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25
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What is the general formula of an acyl chloride?

A

RCOCl

26
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How do we form an acyl chloride?

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CH3COOH (l) + SOCl2(l)—> CH3COCl(l) + SO2(g) + HCl(g)

27
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How do we name acyl chlorides?

A

Name carbon chain and then add “anoyl chloride”

28
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What is the general formula for an acid anhydride?

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RCOOCOR

29
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What does an acyl chlorides and water form?

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Carboxylic acid + HCl

30
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What does an acid anhydride and water form?

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2x Carboxylic acid

31
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What do acyl chloride react with alcohol to form?

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Alcohol + acyl chloride—> ester + HCl

32
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What type of reaction is the reaction between acyl chloride + water?

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Addition- elimination reaction

33
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What type of reaction is the reactoon between acyl chloride + alcohol?

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Addition- elimination reaction

34
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What does an acyl chloride reacting with ammonia form?

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Acyl chloride + ammonia—> amide + HCl

Or:
Acyl chloride + 2 ammonia —> amide + NH4Cl
(Excess ammonia required)

35
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What is an amide?

A

When a carbonyl group is bonded to ammonia

36
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What does an acyl chloride reacting with a primary amine form?

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37
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What is acylation reactoons?

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A reaction where you gain an acyl group

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