Polymers and Life Flashcards

1
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carboxylic acid + carbonate

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–> carbon dioxide and water
fizzing due to co2 production
acid-base, carbonate ion is the base

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carboxylic acid + carbonates

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carbon dioxide + water
Fizzing due to carbon dioxide production
Acid base reaction, carbonate ion is the base because it accepts protons

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3
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phenols and alcohols react with carbonates

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they don’t have a great enough concentration of hydrogen ions to react with carboxylic acids in the same way as carbonates, so there will be no fizzing when they react.

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4
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carboxylic acids; phenols and alcohols react with metals

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they all form salts in a redox reaction with metals

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5
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carboxylic acids, phenols and alcohols react with strong bases

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Carboxylic acids and phenols are strong enough acids to react with strong bases to form salts, alcohols are not.

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6
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how are esters formed

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an alcohol reacts with a carboxylic acid.
Occurs slowly unless there is an acid catalyst (conc HCl or conc H2SO4) and the reagents are heated under reflux.
The reaction is a condensation reaction

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7
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where is the ester link formed

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by the condensation reaction of the hydroxyl group of the alcohol and the carboxyl group in the acid, in esterification

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8
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reverse reaction of estérification

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ester hydrolysis

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9
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characteristics of esters

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good solvents, strong sweet smells, used in food flavourings

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10
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how can you improve yield of an ester from a given amount of acid

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add an excess of alcohol or distill the water off as it forms which the sulfuric acid catalyst can absorb some of. This helps shift the POE right

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11
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esterifying with phenols

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the -oh group is less reactive in phenols in esterification than the -oh of ethanol so it needs a more vigorous reagent to esterify it e.g an acid anhydride

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12
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what happens in condensation polymerisation

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the monomers must have at least two suitable functional groups per molecule and they join together to give a polymer and a small stable molecule

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13
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what happens in addition polymerisation

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the monomers join together to form a polymer molecule ONLY

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14
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primary, secondary + tertiary amines

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Primary amine = amines with one alkyl group, two hydrogens
Secondary amine = amines with two alkyl groups, one hydrogen
Tertiary amine = amines with three alkyl groups, no hydrogens

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15
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diamines

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amines used to make condensation polymers have two amine groups attached

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16
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amines with low Mr

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low relative molecular masses are gases/volatile liquids

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17
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bonds in an amine

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In the nitrogen atom of an amine, 3 pairs of electrons form localised covalent bonds while the other two electrons form a lone pair.
The LPE is responsible for amines acting as bases because it can take part in dative covalent bonding and being soluble in water

18
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amines with small alkyl groups

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soluble because the strong attraction between the amine and water is strong enough to break the H bonds

19
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why are amines with larger alkyl groups insoluble in water

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the groups are unable to break the H bonds between water so the enthalpy change to break the H bonds is greater than that of formation of IM bonds so formation of solution is less energetically feasible

20
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amide formation of acyl chloride with acids

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The h3o+ ions in acid are more powerful proton donors than water
They react to form an ammonium ion and water, the solution loses its strong amine smell
ethanoyl chloride + NH3 → primary amide + HCl

21
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primary amides

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have 1 alkyl group and two hydrogens, they are derived from carboxylic acids by replacing the -OH with -NH2

22
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amines react with acyl chlorides

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CH3COCl + RNH2 → CH3CONHR + HCl - a condensation reaction producing a secondary amide

23
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features of polyamides

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Formed by diamines and dicarboxylic acids because they have reactive groups in two places in their molecules. This is a condensation polymerisation.
Polyamides = nylons which are named from the number of carbons, the first digit is the number in the diamine and the second is those in the -COOH

24
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reactions of acyl chlorides

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Acyl chloride + amine → amide + HCl
Acyl chloride + alcohol → ester + HCl

25
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hydrolysis of water

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Ester + water → carboxylic acid + alcohol (catalyst + excess water)

26
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alkaline hydrolysis of esters

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Ester + OH- → carboxylate salt + alcohol

27
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why is reflux used

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to control temperature, to ensure reactants + products do not escape, and to make rate constant.m

28
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primary and secondary amide hydrolysis

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Primary amide in acidic conditions with water forms a carboxylic acid and the ammonia accepts a H+ from the acid to form an ammonium ion
Secondary amide in similar conditions forms an amine salt instead of an ammonium ion
CH3CONHCH3 + H2O + H+ → CH3COOH + CH3NH3+

29
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alkaline hydrolysis

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Amide heated with mod conc alkali like NaOH
Secondary amide forms a carboxylate ion and the amine
E.g CH3CONHR + OH- → CH3COO- + RNH2
The -COOH donates a H+ to form the carboxylate ion

30
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z witter ions

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particles containing both positively + negatively charged groups with no overall electric charge
Zwitterions form when the two FGs in an amino acid interact

31
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how do zwitter ions form

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The NH2 becomes NH3+ by receiving a H+ from the -COOH. The COOH becomes COO- by donating a H+ to the NH2

32
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why are amino acids soluble

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due to ion-dipole interactions. They are neutral in this solution unless there is an extra one of the FGs

33
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how do amino acids buffer the effect of acids

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H3O+ + H3N+-CHRCOO- → H2O + H3N+-CHRCOOH (-COO picks up a hydrogen ion)

34
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amino acids in acid solution

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H3N+-CHRCOOH

35
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amino acids in alkaline

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H2N-CHRCOO-

36
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amino acids in neutral solution

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H3N+-CHRCOO-

37
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mirror images of isomers are

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non-superimposable because they cannot superimpose without breaking bonds and moving around chemical groups. This would correspond to a chemical reaction in such a way that it is turned into a new compound, they are therefore isomers

38
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what is a chiral centre

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the carbon atom is bonded to 4 different groups.

39
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enantiomers

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behave identically on ordinary chemical reactions but can behave differently in presence of other chiral molecules. Most physical properties are the same but may smell/taste different

40
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making peptides/proteins

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two amino acids join to form a dipeptide in a CR, the secondary amide (CONH) group formed is a peptide link.
Peptides are secondary amides that can be hydrolysed with mod conc HCl to hydrolyze the C-N amide bond

41
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acid hydrolysis of proteins

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Dipeptide + water + 2H+ → two amino acids