Organic Chemistry Flashcards

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Define: Hydrocarbon

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Compounds that only contain Hydrogen and Carbon atoms only

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2
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Define: Saturated

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Contain maximum number of hydrogen for given number of carbon

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3
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Define: Unsaturated

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The presence of the double bond mean they don’t have as many hydrogen

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4
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Formula for Alkane

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Cn H2n+2

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5
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Formula for Alkene

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Cn H2n

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6
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Homologous series

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Similar structural and Chemical properties, due to similar bonding
General Formula

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7
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Alkane/Alkene physical trends

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1,2,3,4 - Carbon - Gasses

5,6,7,8 - Carbon - Liquids

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8
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Alkane Combustion

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Burn in oxygen

Enough they will give carbon dioxide and water

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9
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Incomplete combustion

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Not enough oxygen

Carbon monoxide/carbon (soot) produced instead of CO2

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10
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Why is CO poisonous?

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Combines with haemoglobin instead of oxygen

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11
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Substitution reaction

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Alkane is substituted by a different atom, like in the reaction with bromine

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12
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Test for C=C

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Shake organic compound with bromine water and the orange water is decolourised. Same for gas, but bubble through the water

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13
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Alcohols

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Contain a -OH group onto the carbon chain

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14
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Ethanol by Fermentation

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Yeast is added to starch and left in warm (30-40*C)
Absence of air.
Enzymes convert sugar into ethanol and CO2

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15
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Ethanol by hydration of Ethene

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Ethene is passed over steam with Phosphoric acid Catalyst

300*C, 60-70 atm. Unreacted material is recycled

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16
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Dehydration of ethanol to produce ethene

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Ethanol is passed over hot aluminium catalyst

17
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Pros/Cons of Hydration of Ethene

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Pros - Fast and continuous process, Makes pure ethanol

Cons - High amounts of energy, Non-Renewable

18
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Pros/Cons of Fermentation

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Pros - Renewable, Doesn’t require much energy

Cons - Batch process is slow, Impure ethanol

19
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Crude Oil

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Finite, Mixture of hydrocarbons

20
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Properties of Hydrocarbons

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As chains increase: Boiling points increase
Liquids become less volatile
Liquids flow less easily
Bigger hydrocarbons burn less easily

21
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Separating Crude oil

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Oil is passed into a fractionating column, cooler at top than bottom. Boils, quickly then condenses at certain point to be tapped off

22
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Crude oil column at top/at bottom

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Top going down less volatile e.g refinery gasses most

Bottom going up less viscous e.g fuel oil

23
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The 6 fractions

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Bitumen, Fuel Oil
Diesel Oil, Kerosine
Gasoline, Refinery Gasses

24
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Uses for Refinery gasses, Gasoline, Kerosine

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Refinery Gasses - Domestic heating/cooking
Gasoline - Petrol
Kerosine - Aircraft fuel

25
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Uses for Diesel oil, Fuel oil, Bitumen

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Diesel oil - Busses, Lorries, some cars
Fuel oil - Ships boilers/industrial heating
Bitumen - Road making

26
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Problems with fractions

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Amounts depend on hydrocarbons

Unreactive make into reactive

27
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Cracking

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Large hydrocarbons are converted into smaller ones, that have more demand

28
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How Cracking works

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Fraction heated to give gas, then passed over silicon dioxide and aluminium oxide catalyst at 600-700*C. A mixture of single and double bonds could form.

29
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Addition polymerisation

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Double bond is broken and electrons are used to join neighbouring molecules

30
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Polymerisation

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The joining up of monomers to make polymers

31
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Condensation reaction

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When two monomers combine a small molecule is lost. The monomers retain their bonds.