Module 4: Section 2- Alcohols, Haloalkanes And Synthesis Flashcards
Alcohols
What is the functional group
-OH
Alcohols
What’s the suffix for one alcohol
-ol
Alcohols
What is the suffix for two alcohol
-diol
Alcohols
What’s the prefix
Hydroxy-
Alcohols
What are the three types of alcohol
Primary secondary and tertiary
Alcohols
What’s a primary alcohol
1 carbon around the carbon of the OH group
(End of chain )
Alcohols
Notation for a primary alcohol
1°
Alcohols
What’s a secondary alcohol
2 carbon around carbon with OH group
(In chain)
Alcohols
Notation for secondary alcohol
2°
Alcohols
What is a tertiary alcohol
3 carbon around carbon with OH group
Branched
Alcohols
Notation for tertiary alcohol
3°
Alcohols
Are alcohols polar
Yes due to the electronegative hydroxyl group which pulls the electrons in the C-OH bond away from the carbon atom
Alcohols
What type of IMF can alcohols form
Hydrogen bonds
Alcohols
Compared to alkanes what is alcohols solubility like
High water solubility
Alcohols
Why do alcohols have high water solubility
Hydrogen bonds form between the -OH and H2O so lets it mix freely
Alcohols
What happens to water solubility as alchohl gets larger and why
Solubility decreases because most of the molecule is non polar so there’s less attraction for the polar H2O
Alcohols
Do alcolhs have low or high melting and boiling points compared to alkanes and why
Hydrogen bonds formed between alcohols which are the strongest type of IMF and requires the most energy to overcome
Alcohols
Are alcohol volatile
Relative low volatility compared to alkanes
Reactions of alcohols
What is combustion
Burnt in oxygen
Reactions of alcohols
What is produced in the combustion of alcohol
CO2 and H2O
Reactions of alcohols
Why are alcohols more likely to undergo complete combustion in comparison to incomplete combustion that alkanes
Already have oxygen in structure
Reactions of alcohols
Important to remember whilst balancing equation fo combustion
Oxygen atom in the alcohol
Reactions of alcohols
What is dehydration
Removal of H2O
Reactions of alcohols
In dehydration where is the H2O removed form
Loses the -OH and -H groups
Reactions of alcohols
What does dehydration produce
A new Alkene and water
Reactions of alcohols
What type or reaction is dehydration
Elimination
Reactions of alcohols
What is the conditions for dehydration
An acid catalyst and reflux (heat)
Reactions of alcohols
What acid catalysts can be used for dehydration
Concentrated sulfuric acid or concentrated phosphoric acid
Reactions of alcohols
How many products can be formed by dehydration
Often multiple as hydrogen can be removed from either side of -COH and EZ isomerism can be present
Reactions of alcohols
What happens in a substitution reaction
-OH group substituted by a halide when reacted with compounds containing halide ions
Reactions of alcohols
What formed in a substitution reaction with halide ion
Haloalkane
Reactions of alcohols
How does an alcohol have to be heated for substitution and with what
Heated under reflux with sulfuric acid and a sodium halide
Reactions of alcohols
For substitution when is hydrogen halide formed
In situ in the reaction
Reactions of alcohols
For substitution what is the equation for when the hydrogen halide is formed egwith Br
NaBr + H2SO4 —> NaHSO4 + HBr
Reactions of alcohols
For substitution what is the general reaction for just alcohol with hydrogen halide after being formed in situ
Alcohol + hydrogen halide —> haloalkane + water
Reactions of alcohols
Overall general equation for substitution of alcohol
Alcohol + H2SO4 + NaBr —> haloalkane + H2O + NaHSO4
Reactions of alcohols
What are the two methods to heat an alcohol for oxidation
Distillation
Reflux
Reactions of alcohols
What does distillation do
Heat gently and remove products as its formed
Reactions of alcohols
What does distillation prevent
Further reaction of product
Reactions of alcohols
What needs to be considered for distillation
How to heat organic substance as may be flammable
Reactions of alcohols
How does reflux work
Substance evaporated then recondensed and returns back to substance in flask by continuous heating
Reactions of alcohols
Why in reflux is the top open
So pressure doesn’t build up
Reactions of alcohols
What does oxidation of a alcohol require
An oxidising agent
Reactions of alcohols
What is an oxidising agent
Oxidise other species by gaining electrons and are reduced themselves