Organic CHEM-Y11-T2 Flashcards
Are alkanes and alkenes polar or non-polar and can they be dissolved in water?
No, both Alkanes and Alkenes are insoluble in water as they are both non-polar.
Are haloalkanes soluble in water?
Haloalkanes are polar, they are slightly soluble in water due to intermolecular attraction between haloalkanes and water molecules.
Are haloalkanes polar?
Haloalkanes are polar.
The general formula for Aldehydes?
CnH2nO.
The general formula for Ketones?
CnH2nO.
What reactions can Aldehydes undergo?
Oxidation and reduction reactions.
What reactions can Ketones undergo?
Combustion reactions.
What reactions can Carboxylic acids undergo?
Substitution, addition and condensation.
The general formula for Esters?
CnH2n+1COOCmH2m+1.
What reactions can esters undergo?
Hydrolysis reactions.