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what is the functional group of alcohols

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-OH

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where can the OH be attached on a carbon chain

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  • either the middle or the end
  • we use a number to show where it is on the atom
  • starts from right to left
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describe the method for the hydration of ethene

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  • ethene gas is mixed with steam (h20) under the following conditions:
  • 300 c
  • 65 atm pressure
  • catalyst of phosphoric acid
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what is the raw material used for the hydration of ethene

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crude oil provides the ethene

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what are the advantages of the hydration of ethene

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  • makes pure ethanol
  • can run continuously
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what are the disadvantages of the hydration of ethene

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  • conditions require a lot of energy
  • non-renewable raw material used
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describe the method for the fermentation of glucose

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  • glucose is fermented microbiologically under the following conditions:
  • yeast (provides enzymes)
  • 30 c enzymes optimum temp
  • anaerobic prevents oxidation
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what is the raw material used for the fermentation of glucose

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sugar cane provides the glucose

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what are the advantages of fermenting glucose

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  • renewable raw material used
  • conditions not energy intensive
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what are the disadvantages of fermenting glucose

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  • makes impure ethanol
  • must be done in individual batches
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in what ways can ethanol be oxidised

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  • combustion
  • microbial oxidation
  • chemical oxidation
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describe the combustion of ethanol

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  • combusts completely because of the oxygen atom in the OH group
  • this results in a non-luminous blue flame
    -C2H5OH + 3O2 -> 2Co2 + 2H2O
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describe microbial oxidation of ethanol

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  • micro-organisms such as fungi and bacteria use the oxygen in the air to oxidise ethanol into ethanoic acid
  • this can only happen if aerobically
  • we can represent the microbial use of oxygen in the equation with the [O] symbol
    -C2H5OH + 2[O] -> CH3COOH + H2O
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describe chemical oxidation of ethanol

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  • to oxidise it in a lab we heat it with:
  • potassium dichromate(VI) (K2CR2O7)
  • dilute sulphuric acid ( H2SO4)
  • with microbial oxidation, this forms ethanoic acid and we use an [O] symbol to write an equation for the reaction
  • as this occurs the orange dichromate ions are turned into green chromium(III) ions
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what is the functional group of carboxylic acids

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  • COOH
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16
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how is vinegar formed

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  • its an aqueous solution of ethanoic acid
  • it forms when ethanol in wine undergoes microbial oxidation
  • C2H5OH + 2[O] -> CH3COOH + h2O
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what is carboxylic acids behaviour as an acid

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  • they lose their H+ and become negatively charged
  • the name changes from ‘oic acid’ to ‘oate’ in the salt
18
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give the equation for carboxylic acids reaction with metals

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  • acid + metal -> salt + hydrogen
19
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observations when carboxylic acids react with metals

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effervescence: due to the hydrogen gas being produced
- solid disappears: due to the metal being used up in the reaction

20
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give the equation for methanoic acid reacting with sodium

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methanoic acid + sodium -> sodium methanoate + hydrogen

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give the equation for carboxylic acids reactive with metal carbonates

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acid + metal carbonate -> salt + water + carbon dioxide

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observations when carboxylic acids react with metal carbonates

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  • effervescence: due to the carbon dioxide gas being released
  • solid disappears: due to the metal carbonate being used up in the reaction
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give the equation when methanoic acid reacts with sodium carbonate

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methanoic acid + sodium carbonate -> sodium methanoate + water + carbon dioxide

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what is the definition of an ester

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esters are a family of organic molecules which form when a carboxylic acid and an alcohol join together by losing an H2O molecule

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what is the functional group of an ester
-COO-
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describe what esters do
- they sit between 2 carbon chains, joining them together - doesnt matter what those carbon chains look like - they are represented by a question mark
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what is the equation of an Ester ?
carboxylic acid + alcohol -> ester + water
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what are the names called for making an ester ?
- condensation - esterification
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describe the method for making an ester
- mix the carboxylic acid and alcohol together - add a few drops of concentrated sulphuric acid - warm it for a while - tip the mixture into sodium carbonate solution - this neutralises the catalyst which is corrosive otherwise - this reaction produces co2 so you wait till the fizzing stops
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what is the catalyst for making an ester ?
concentrated sulphuric acid
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what are esters used in for everyday life
- they are volatile compounds so they have distinctive smells - good for food colourings - perfumes
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how do you chose the correct carboxylic acid and alcohol to make a particular ester
draw it out and split it down the middle where the oxygen atom is inline with the carbon chain
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define a polyester
- a polyester is a polymer made of lots molecules joined together in a chain by ester groups - to make an ester you need two types of monomer
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how do you draw a polyester if lots of monomers join into a long chain repeating themselves
you draw a repeat unit of just one of them with brackets round it with the line coming through the bracket
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when using a repeat unit what is this type of polymerisation called
- condensation polymerisation because each time a monomer joins the end of a chain an h2o molecule is lost
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how can you create any polyester you want ?
by choosing the correct dicarboxylic acid and diol because the carbon chains between the -COOH- and -OH groups in the monomers don't change
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how do you work out the stricture of the repeat unit ?
- highlight the OH in the -COOH- groups -highlight the H in the -OH groups - get rid of them and join what's left together
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what are bio polyesters and what are the advantages
- some polyesters are biodegradable - microbes such as bacteria and fungi use enzymes to break down the polymer into tis monomers and use them as energy supply - this reduces landfill and incineration to dispose of used polyesters

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