organic chemistry 2 Flashcards
homologous series
family of compounds, same functional group, similiar chemical properties and physical properties
functional group
part of molecule that largely dictates how molecule will behave
what are alchols functional group
OH- hydroxide
what is alchols general formula
Cn H2n+2 O
isomers
molecules with same molecular formula but different structures
what are some uses for alchols
fuels, drink, clean, sterilize
what alchols are normally used as fuels
methanol and ethanol
what type of fuel is ethanl
ethanol is a biofuel in cars, burns with clean blue flame
combustion of ethanol word equation
ethanol + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water
biofuel
fuel made from biological sources
fuel
substance that releases energy when burned with oxygen
what are two ways to produce ethanol
hydration of ethene
fermentation
symbol and word equation for fermentation
C6H12O6 -> C2H5OH + CO2
glucose -> ethanol + carbon dioxide
(exothermic process)
what is needed for fermentation to happen
enzyme- yeast (catalyst)
temperature- 30 degrees
anaerobic (absence of oxygen)
advantages of using fermentation
low energy needed (to not denature enzyme), renewable resource, cheaper,
disadvantages of using fermentation
The use of crops for fermentation could impact on food supply, not continuos process, requires impure product to be refined by fractional distillation as carbon dioxide also produced, slower
word and symbol eqaution for hydration of ethene
C2H4 + H2O -> C2H5OH
ethene + water -> ethanol
what is needed for hydration of ethene to take place
temp- 300 degrees
pressure- 60-70atm
catalyst- phosphoric cid
advantages of hydration of ethene compared to fermentation
continuos process, little input for human workers, yields pure ethanol, fast process
disadvantages of hydration of ethene compared to fermentation
uses high temp thus expensive, non renewable resource use fossil fuels
properties of ethanol
liquid at room temp, volatile, boiling point of 78 degrees, highly flammable, burns readily with oxygen with clean blue flame, releases a lot of heat energy when burned does not release soot, can be used as a solvent
uses for ethanol
used as a solvent, eg cosmetics (safe for human contact) or perfumes (diffuses quickly), fuel as combustion highly exothermic
why is ethanol used as a biofuel in brazil, what is a disadvantage
cheaper than gasoline, lots of land for agriculture such as sugar can, used to produce ethanol, low labor cost however because of land needed for agriculture, defloristtion takes place, realses co2, monoculture, not food for population consuming
what is a carboxylic acid
an organic compound containing a –COOH functional group
strong acid vs weak acids
strong-fully dissociates in aqueos solutions, weak partially
properties of carboxylic acids
very soluble in water, weak acid, characteristic smell
name first 5 carboxylic acid
methanoic, ethanoic, propanoic, butanoic, pentanoic
two ways in which ethanoic acid can be made
both are via oxidation of ethanol
1. reacting ethanol with acidified aqueos potassium mangante
2. by bacterial oxidation during vinegar production
word equation and symbol for reacting ethanol with acidified aqueos potassium mangante
ethanol-> ethanoic acid
C2H6O -> CH3COOH