Further Organic Flashcards
alcohols have a ? group
hydroxyl
how are alcohols formed
H in alkene replace with OH
first 4 alcohols
methanol, propanol, ethanol, butanol
are alcohols long or short
short, combust easily
reason for alcohols being solvents
soluble
alcohol reacting with sodium for a strong alkaline solution
hydrogen released added to water, alkoxide formed
functional group alcohols
-OH
functional group carboxylic acids
-COOH
formation of carboxylic acids
alcohol oxidised, oxygen added hydrogen removed
add water to carboxylic acid
weak acidic solution
condensation polymerisation
water lost
are condensation polymers biodegradable?
yes
glucose characteristics
6 membered rings, monosaccharide
fructose
sweeten food, 5 membered rings, monosaccharide
sucrose
condensation polymerisation as glucose and fructose bond together
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA characteristics
genetic code for amino acid sequence structure of proteins, polynucleotide, double helix structure, intermolecular forces, 4 diff nucleotides react