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Perfumes Flashcards

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How can you make an ester?

Esterfication

A

Heating carboxylic acid with an alcohol

Acid catalyst usually used

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What is the name of the thing that makes perfumes smell?

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Ester

Can be natural or synthetic

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What is the equation for esterfication?

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Acid + water = ester + water

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Name the 5 properties perfumes need

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1 easily evaporates - for particles to reach your nose
2 non toxic
3 doesn’t react with water - would react with sweat
4 non-irritant
5 insoluble in water - not easily wash off

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Give pro’s and con’s of testing cosmetics on animals

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Pro
Check no damage to humans
Con
Causes suffering to animal + not always conclusive

Now banned in EU

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