PROPERTIES Flashcards
• Non-polar
• Insoluble in water
• Less dense than water
• Soluble in organic solvents (Non-
polar)
• Low Melting and Boiling point
• Physical State:
• 4C and below = gas
• 5-17C = liquid
• 18 and above = solid
—-SINGLE BOND—-
ALKANE
• Non-polar
• Insoluble in water
• Less dense than water
• Soluble in organic solvents (Non-
polar)
• Low Melting and Boiling point
• Physical State:
• 4C and below = gas
• 5-17C = liquid
• 18 and above = solid
—DOUBLE BONDS——
ALKENE
• Non-polar
• Insoluble in water
• Less dense than water
• Soluble in organic solvents (Non-
polar)
• Low Melting and Boiling point
• Physical State:
• 4C and below = gas
• 5-17C = liquid
• 18 and above = solid
—-TRIPLE BOND—-
ALKYNE
• Miscible with water
• Low melting and boiling point
• Volatile liquid
• As C increases, solubility in waer
decreases
ALCOHOL
Slightly polar, can create -H bonds with water
• Smalls aldehyde and ketones are soluble in water
• Large ones are less polar and dissolve readily in non-polar solvents
• Have strong odors (Pungent for aldehydes and fragrant or fruity for ketones)
• Higher BP and MP than hydrocarbons but have lower BP and MP than alcohol
ALDEHYDE and KETONE
• Slightly polar and slightly soluble in water
• More soluble in non-polar solvents
• Cannot form -H bonds
• Bp is similar to alkanes
ETHER
• Non-polar and insoluble in water
• High melting and boiling point
• Flammable
AROMATIC HYDROCARBON
• Polar
• Soluble in water
• High boiling and melting point
• Strong odor
CARBOXYLIC ACID
• More polar than ether but less polar than alcohols
• Fairly soluble in water
ESTER
• Primary (RNH2)
• Secondary (R2NH)
• Tertiary (R3N)
• Polar, water soluble because of -H
bonding interactions with water
molecules
• Water solubility decreases as chain
length increases and the degree of N-substitution increases
AMINE
• Reaction between a carboxylic acid and an amine
• Contains a carbonyl group and have the N-C and N-H bonds that contribute to an overall very polar molecule
• Small amides are soluble in water, as the length increases
• Soluble in water decreases
AMIDE
• Non-polar, insoluble in water little due to little association with water
• Soluble in organic solvents
• Low BP
THIOL
• Polar but insoluble in water
• Soluble in organic solvents
HALOALKANE
FACTORS INFLUENCING DRUG ABSORPTION (PHYSICO-CHEMICAL FACTORS)
• Solubility of the drug
• Nature of the drug
• pH of the drug (like dissolves like)
• pKa of the drug
• Lipid soluble drugs
• Easily cross biological membranes • Non-ionized or non-polar
LIPOPHILIC DRUGS