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Esters & Polymers Flashcards

Esters, Polyesters, Polyamides & Polymer reactions

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What is an ester?

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nice smelling compounds formed from condensation reactions

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What product form when esters undergo acidic hydrolysis under reflux?

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forms Carboxylic acid and Alcohol

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What product form when esters undergo base hydrolysis under reflux?

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Forms Carboxylate salt and Alcohol

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What are the different reactions that form esters?

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  • Carboxylic acid + Alcohol
  • Acid anhydride + Alcohol
  • Acyl chloride + Alcohol
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What is polyester, how are they formed?

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Formed when multiple esters join

Dicarboxylic acid + diol

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What forms when Polyesters undergo acid hydrolysis?

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Reforms constituent Dicarboxylic acid and Diol

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What forms when Polyesters undergo Base hydrolysis?

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Reforms Dicarboxylate salt and Diol

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What is an Amide?

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Formed when a carbonyl group reacts with an amine group R-CO-N-RR
kinda like esters but more stable

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What is a polyamide, how are they formed?

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Formed when multiple amides join

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What forms when Polyamides undergo acid hydrolysis?

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Reforms constituent dicarboxylic acid and diammonium salt(NH₃ +)

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What forms when Polyamides undergo base hydrolysis?

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Reforms constituent dicarboxylate salt and diamine

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Which type of hydrolysis is faster in polyesters?

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Alkali hydrolysis in polyester

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Which type of hydrolysis is faster in polyamides?

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Acid hydrolysis is faster

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