OXIDATION OF FOOD Flashcards
When chemicals in food are exposed to oxygen in air
chemical composition changes and they begin breaking down
animal and plant tissues contian
antioxidants molecules to prevent breaking down by oxygen exposure
slow down rate of discolour/break down
food left unattended
lose nutritional value and begin to break down and discolour
alcohol functional group
OH
what kind of series is alochols
homologous
CnH2n+OH
names end in
-ol
Types of alcohols
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Primary alcohols
hydroxyl group on a C with at least 2 H
AT END
Secondary alcohols
Hydroxyl OH attached to Carbon with at least 1 Hydrogen
Somewhere in middle of carbon chain
Tertiary alcohols
Hydroxyl OH attached to a carbo with no H attached
on branch with carbon that is attached to other carbon branch so no H
Oxidation of alcohol
Using oxidation agent
Oxidisation agent examples
acidified potassium dichromate
acidified potassium permanganate
hot copper (II) oxide (black solid)
Benedicts reagent
Tollens reagent (silver-mirror)
Oxidation of primary alcohol
Forms 2 products in 2 stage reaction
Oxygen Hydrogen ratio increases so O added or H removed
- Loses 2 H to form aldehyde
- Oxygen added to aldehyde to form carboxylic acid
oxidation of propan-1-ol
PROPANAL + WATER
oxidisation primary alcohol summary
Primary alcohol
Aldehyde
Carboxylic Acid
Oxidation of secondary alcohol
only once
form ketones (alkanones)