Organic Chem Flashcards
Alkane
C bonds to 4 atoms
Saturated hydrocarbons
Alkanes
All bonds with other atoms are single bonds
Use of alkane
Low reactivity
Good combustion
Fuel
Alkane formula
Cn H 2n + 2
Organic
Carbon
Homologous
A family of similar compounds
Burning alkanes wo o2
2C + O2 -> 2 CO
Burning w loads of o2
Chill
Energy
CO2
Water
Steam cracking
Vaporised heavy h are combined w steam in high temp env
850 degrees plus
Alkanes and alkenes
Catalytic cracking
Passed over the top of a heated catalyst
Alkanes and alkenes
Alkene use
Starting material for stuff like ethanol
Feedstock for polymers
unsaturated
Contain a double bond between two C atoms
Means that an alkane and alkene w same length will have dif number of H atoms
- alkane will have 2 more H atoms
How reactive are alkenes
More than alkanes
Functional group
Atoms taht impact the reactions of an organic compound
Functional group of alkenes
C = C
Addition ractions
C = C bond opens up and allows C atoms to bond w new atoms
Alkenes and oxygen
Incomplete or complete combustion
C3H6 + O2-> (CO)
(3 in front of O2)
-> 3CO + 3 H2O
C3H6 + O2 -> (soot)
(2 in front of propene)
(3 in front of O2)
-> 6C + 6 H2O
C3H6 + O2 -> (complete combustion)
2 in front of propene
9 in front of oxygen
-> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O
Alkenes and hydrogen gas
Nickel catalyst
Forms an alkane
Called hydrogenation
e.g. C2H4 + H2 -> C2H6
Alkenes and halogens
- alkenes react w bromine water when shaken
- orange/brown to colourless
- good test yeh
ethene + bromine ->dibromoethane (colourless)
Alkenes and water (steam)
phosphoric acid catalyst
forms alcohol
e.g. ethene + steam -> ethanol
C2H4 + H2O -> C2H5OH