Organic Chemistry Flashcards
What is crude oil
A finite resource
Found in rocks
Remains of ancient biomass consisting mainly of plankton that was buried in mud
What are the first 4 members of the alkanes
Methane
Ethane
Propane
Butane
Formula for alkanes
CnH2n+2
Formula for alkenes
CnH2n
What are 4 useful materials which modern life depends on, produced by the petrochemical industry
- Lubricants
- Solvents
- Polymers
- Detergents
Products of complete combustion of a hydrocarbon
- Water
- Carbon dioxide
What is cracking
Cracking is the process in which larger chain hydrocarbons are broken down into smaller, more useful molecules
Test for alkene
Alkenes are more reactive than alkanes
- So react with bromine water
- Will go orange to colourless if it is an alkene
What type of hydrocarbon has a carbon-carbon double bond
Alkene
Describe a general reaction of an alkene with oxygen
- Combustion reactions
- Tend to burn in air with smoky flames due to incomplete combustion
What do alkenes react with, and how?
Hydrogen
Water
Halogens
Happens because of an addition of atoms across the double bond, and makes it a single bond
Functional group of alcohols
OH
list the first 4 members of a homologous series of alcohols.
Methanol
Ethanol
Propanol
Butanol
What are the conditions used for fermentation of sugar using yeast.
- Air lock
- Temp between 25-35°C
What is the functional group for carboxylic acids
COOH