Module 6 Flashcards
Benzene is a carcinogen, what does this mean? (1 mark)
It causes cancer.
What is the prefix of benzene? (1 mark)
phenyl
Describe the Kekulé model of benzene. (2 marks)
Six carbon ring with alternate single and double bonds.
Explain how the lack of reactivity of benzene disproves Kekulé’s model of benzene. (3 marks)
Benzene should descolourise bromine water if it contains carbon double bonds.
However:
Benzene does not undergo electrophilic addition reactions.
Benzene does not decolourise bromine under normal conditions.
Explain how the lengths of the carbon-carbon bonds in benzene disprove Kekulé’s model of benzene. (2 marks)
All the bonds in benzene are the same length, between the lengths of a single and double bond.
How were the carbon-carbon bonds in benzene measured? (1 mark)
Using X-ray diffraction
Explain how hydrogenation enthalpies can be used to disprove Kekulé’s model of benzene. (3 marks)
The expected enthalpy change of hydrogenation is 3 times that of cyclohexene (as it has 1 double bond and benzene has 3).
In reality, the hydrogenation of benzene is lower than expected.
This means that benzene is more stable than the Kekulé model suggests.
Describe the delocalised model of benzene. (2 marks)
Each carbon atom has one electron in a p-orbital.
There is a delocalised pi-electron density above and below the plan of benzene ring.
How are the rings of electron density formed above and below the benzene ring plane? (1 mark)
Adjacent p-orbital electrons overlap sideways.
What does it mean if benzene is monosubstituted? (1 mark)
Only one hydrogen in benzene has been substituted for a different atom/group.
When is the prefix for benzene used? (1 mark)
When benzene is attached to a carbon chain of 7 or more.
When it is attached to an alkyl chain with a functional group.
Name three exceptions to naming aromatic compounds. (3 marks)
Benzoic acid
Phenylamine
Benzaldehyde
Are compounds that contain delocalised electrons more or less stable than those that don’t? (1 mark)
More stable.
Does benzene undergo electrophilic substitution? (1 mark)
Yes
What is the catalyst for the nitration of benzene? (1 mark)
Concentrated H2SO4
What reagents are in the nitrating mixture used to nitrate benzene? (2 marks)
Concentrated HNO3
Concentrated H2SO4
What temperature should the nitration of benzene take place at? (1 mark)
50 degrees
What happens if the temperature goes above 50 degrees when nitrating benzene? (1 mark)
Further substitutions take place, to produce dinitrobenzene.
(if have paper)
Draw the mechanism of the nitration of benzene. (5 marks)
- Equation(s) to show the production of nitrite ion.
- Curly arrow from ring to nitrite ion.
- Arrow from bond that links hydrogen to ring in intermediate.
- The ring doesn’t go past carbons 2 and 6 in intermediate.
- Correct products and regeneration of sulfuric acid.
What do halogens need to react with benzene? (1 mark)
A catalyst called a halogen carrier.
What are the reagents and conditions for the bromination of benzene? (2 marks)
RTP
React with AlBr3 or FeBr3
What are the products of the bromination of benzene? (1 mark)
Bromobenzene
Hydrogen bromide
(if have paper)
Draw the mechanism of the chlorination of benzene. (5 marks)
- Equation(s) to show the production of chlorine ion (with 1+ charge).
- Curly arrow from ring to chlorine ion.
- Arrow from bond that links hydrogen to ring in intermediate.
- The ring doesn’t go past carbons 2 and 6 in intermediate.
- Correct products and regeneration of FeCl3/AlCl3.
What is alkylation? (1 mark)
The addition of an alkyl group (contains C and H, with single C bonds).
What does benzene react with to produce an alkylbenzene? (1 mark)
A haloalkane.
What is the catalyst used in the alkylation of benzene? (1 mark)
AlCl3
(if have paper)
Draw the mechanism to produce ethylbenzene. (5 marks)
- Equation(s) to show the production of electrophile ion (with 1+ charge), from chloroethane and AlCl3.
- Curly arrow from ring to electrophile.
- Arrow from bond that links hydrogen to ring in intermediate.
- The ring doesn’t go past carbons 2 and 6 in intermediate.
- Correct products and regeneration of AlCl3.
What is acylation? (1 mark)
The addition of an acyl group (R-C=O).
What does benzene react with to produce an aromatic ketone? (1 mark)
Acylchloride
What is the catalyst used in the acylation of benzene? (1 mark)
AlCl3
(if have paper)
Draw the mechanism to produce phenylpropanone. (5 marks)
- Equation(s) to show the production of electrophile ion (with 1+ charge), from propanoylchloride and AlCl3.
- Curly arrow from ring to electrophile.
- Arrow from bond that links hydrogen to ring in intermediate.
- The ring doesn’t go past carbons 2 and 6 in intermediate.
- Correct products and regeneration of AlCl3.
Why does benzene need a halogen carrier catalyst to react with bromine, but an alkene doesn’t? (3 marks)
Benzene has delocalised electrons spread above and below the plane.
This means the electron density around any 2 carbons in a benzene ring is less than a C=C bond in an alkene.
So when a non-polar molecule, like bromine, approaches benzene there is insufficient pi-electron density to polarise the molecule.
What are the reagents and conditions of the alkylation of benzene? (2 marks)
Haloalkane
AlCl3
Reflux
What are the reagents and conditions of the acylation of benzene? (3 marks)
Acylchloride
Anhydrous conditions
AlCl3
Reflux
How does an alkene decolourise bromine water?
By electrophilic addition.
What is a phenol? (1 mark)
An organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to an aromatic ring.
Why are phenols less soluble in water than alcohols? (1 mark)
Because of the presence of the non-polar benzene ring.
What do phenols partially dissociate into in water? (1 mark)
A phenoxide ion and a proton.
Do phenols react with sodium hydroxide? (1 mark)
Yes
What is produced when phenol and sodium hydroxide react? (2 marks)
Sodium phenoxide
Water
Draw sodium phenoxide. (1 mark)
Look it up
What is produced when phenol and bromine react? (2 marks)
2, 4, 6- tribromophenol
3HBr
What two products can be produced when phenol reacts with nitric acid? (2 marks)
2-nitrophenol
or
4-nitrophenol
What are the reagents and conditions for the nitration of phenol? (1 mark)
Dilute nitric acid
RTP
What are the reagents and conditions for the bromination of phenol? (1 mark)
Bromine water
RTP
Why is phenol more reactive than benzene? (4 marks)
The O in the OH groups contributes another lone pair of electrons
to the pi-system of phenol,
this increases the electron density of the molecule,
making it more susceptible to electrophilic attack.
What is observed when phenol reacts with bromine water? (1 mark)
A white precipitate is formed.
What is an activating group, in aromatic chemistry, and how do they work? (4 marks)
Is electron donating,
and makes the aromatic ring more susceptible to electrophilic attack,
by increasing the electron density in the benzene ring
at positions 2, 4, and 6.
What is a deactivating group? (5 marks)
ls electron withdrawing
and makes the aromatic ring less susceptible to electrophilic attack,
by decreasing the electron density at positions 2, 4, and 6.
This means electrophiles are more likely to bond at carbons 3 and 5.
Why are deactivating groups 3-5 directing? (3 marks)
They withdraw electron density form the benzene ring,
decreasing electron density at positions 2, 4, and 6,
therefore electrophiles relatively more likely to bond to positions 3 and 5.
Why does chlorine react more readily with a C6H5N(CH3)2 than benzene? (3 marks)
Lone pair on nitrogen becomes partly dissociated into the pi bond system in benzene ring.
This causes the electron density to increase.
The benzene ring in the molecule has a greater ability to polarise the Cl-Cl bond.
What is an aldehyde? (1 mark)
The C=O group is at the end pf a carbon chain.
What is a ketone? (1 mark)
The C=O group is joined to two carbon atoms in the carbon chain.
How is the aldehyde group written in a structural formula? (1 mark)
CHO
How is the ketone group written in a structural formula? (1 mark)
CO
What is the ending (naming) for an aldehyde? (1 mark)
al
What is the ending (naming) for a ketone? (1 mark)
one
What aldehyde does the crested auklet bird release during breeding season? (1 mark)
Octanal
Do aldehydes undergo oxidation? (1 mark)
Yes
Do ketones undergo oxidation? (1 mark)
No
What are the reagents and conditions for the oxidation of an aldehyde? (2 marks)
Reflux
Potassium dichromate and sulfuric acid or acidified potassium dichromate
What is the product of an aldehyde being oxidised? (1 mark)
Carboxylic acid
Do aldehydes and ketones react with nucleophiles, why/why not? (2 marks)
Yes
The C=O bond is polar
What reduces aldehydes and ketones? (1 mark)
NaBH4 and water
What is a carbonyl compound? (1 mark)
A compound which contains a C=O functional group- aldehydes and ketones.
What are aldehydes reduced to? (1 mark)
Primary alcohols
What are ketones reduced to? (1 mark)
Secondary alcohols
Draw the mechanism of the reaction of propanone with NaBH4 and water. (5 marks)
- Curly arrow from C=O bond to delta negative oxygen.
- Curly arrow from hydride ion (H-) to delta positive carbon.
- Curly arrow from negative oxygen to delta positive hydrogen in water in intermediate.
- Curly arrow from H-O bond to delta negative oxygen in water.
- Correct products, propan-2-ol and OH- ion.
What does the reaction of a carbonyl compound with hydrogen cyanide produce? (1 mark)
A hydroxynitrile
Draw the mechanism of the reaction of propanal with hydrogen cyanide. (4 marks)
- Curly arrow from C=O bond to delta negative oxygen.
- Curly arrow from cyanide ion (-CN) to delta positive carbon.
- Curly arrow from negative oxygen to positive hydrogen ion.
- Correct product, 2-hydroxybutanenitrile.
What is a nucleophile? (1 mark)
An electron pair donor.
What does 2,4-DNP short for? (2 marks)
2,4- dinitrophenylhydrazine
What is 2,4-DNP used for? (1 mark)
To detect the presence of the carbonyl functional groups.
What is a positive result for a carbonyl group, using 2,4,-DNP? (1 mark)
Orange precipitate is formed.
Describe the test for aldehydes/ketones. (2 marks)
Add 2,4-DNP and a few drops of sulfuric acid/methanol.
Positive result: orange precipitate formed.
What is Tollen’s reagent used for? (1 mark)
To test for an aldehyde.
What is the result an aldehyde gives for Tollen’s test? (1 mark)
Positive- silver mirror
How is Tollen’s reagent prepared? (3 marks)
Add sodium hydroxide to silver nitrate
until a brown precipitate forms.
Add dilute ammonia until the precipitate dissolves.
How can the result of the test for carbonyl compounds (2,4DNP) be used to identify the carbonyl compound? (2 marks)
Each precipitate produced has a different melting point,
this can be compared to the known melting points of the derivatives.
Are carboxylic acids soluble in water, why/why not? (2 marks)
Yes, because the C=O is polar.
Explain the trend in solubility of carboxylic acids. (2 marks)
As number of carbon sin chain increase, solubility decreases
because the non-polar chain has more of an effect on the overall polarity of the molecule.
What are dicarboxylic acids? (1 mark)
Carboxylic acids that contain two carboxyl groups.
What is the ending (name) of a dicarboxylic acid? (1 mark)
‘anedioic acid’
What is the ion formed from a carboxylic acid called? (1 mark)
carboxylate ion
Are the boiling points of carboxylic acids higher or lower than similar Mr alcohols? (1 mark)
Higher
Why are the boiling points of carboxylic acids higher than similar Mr alcohols? (3 marks)
Carboxylic acids can form 2 hydrogen bonds between molecules,
whereas alcohols can only form 1 hydrogen bond between molecules.
So more energy is required to overcome these forces.
Why are carboxylic acids acidic? (2 marks)
The acidic nature of carboxylic acids is due to the relatively high stability of the carboxylate anion which forms from the delocalisation of the negative charge.
Fill in the gap:
The more charge can be spread around, the more ___________ an ion becomes.
The more charge can be spread around, the more stable an ion becomes.
Why are alcohols not acidic? (2 marks)
They are very poor at losing H+ ions,
due to there being no way of delocalising the negative charge of the negative ion formed if an alcohol lost an H+ ion.
metal + carboxylic acid –>
(2 marks)
H2 and carboxylate salt