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1
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what is a chiral centre

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a carbon atom with four different groups bonded to it so the molecule has no line of symmetry`

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what is optical isomerism

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a type of stereo isomerism chiral carbon atoms with non super imposable mirror images of each other

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3
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how are chiral centres indicated

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with an asterisk

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what are two different optical isomers called

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enantiomers

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how do enantiomers differ from eachother?

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they rotate the plane of polarised light

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6
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what is a racemic mixture?

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this is two enantiomers that exist in equal amounts( equimolar)

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how do enentiomers of the same molecule differ

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they rotate light by the same degree in opposite directions

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what happens to light in the presence of a racemate

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the plane of polarised light remains the same as the polarisation rotation is cancelled out

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9
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what are the two ways that nucleophillic substitution can occur

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the negative charge can leave the chiral carbon first so that the nucleophile can attack from any direction .

the nucleophile could attack at the same time as the negative charge leaves so that it can only attack from one direction.

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what is a carbonyl compound

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a organic compouds containing a C=O group.and the functional group of -CO

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11
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what are the most common carbonyl groups

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aldehydes and ketones

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12
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how are aldehydes produced

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via the oxidation and distillation of primary alcohols

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13
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what do aldehydes react with to form carboxyllic acids

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potassium dichromate

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14
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how are ketones formed

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through the oxidisation and distillation of secondary alcohols

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whats the main difference between aldehydes and ketones?

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the positioning of the CO group

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16
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what is the positioning of the CO group on aldehydes

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it is always on the end of an organic group and ends in -al

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17
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how many of each atom is there in the atom proponal

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3 carbons, 6 hydrogens. and one oxygen atom.

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18
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what is tollens reagent used for

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to distinguish between aldehydes and ketones

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19
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why is tollens reagent heated in a water bath and not under a flame

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this is a safety precaution because aldehydes and ketones are very flammable

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20
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how do we test for aldehydes and ketones?

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acidified potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7)

21
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what does potasssium dichromate show for the presence of aldehydes and ketones

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it oxidises aldehydes. aldehydes turn from orange to green

no observations for ketones

22
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what functinal group does carboxyll have

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-COOH

23
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what bonds do carboxyllic acids have

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C=O(carbonyl group) bond and a -OH bond (a

24
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whats the general formula for aldehydes?

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RCHO

25
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how are carboxylic acids formed from aldehydes

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they are oxidised in the presence of acidified potassium dichromate (VI)

26
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what is the general formula for ketones

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RCOR

C=O

27
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where is the carbonyl group on ketones

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in between two hydrocarbon groups

28
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what alcohols can be oxidised

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primary and secondary

29
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what happens when primary alcohols are heated in the presence of acidified potassium dichromate

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an aldehyde is formed

30
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what happens when secondary alcohols are oxidises in the presence of K2Cr2O7

A

ketones are formed

31
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what is potassium dichromate used as and why

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an oxidising agent because it is reduced in the reaction

32
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what will be observed when a tertiary alcohol reacts with potassium dichromate

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no colour change is observed

33
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how can oxidation reactions to form carbonyl compounds from alcohols be reversed

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they can be reversed through reduction reactions using lithium tetrehydridoaluminate in a dry ether

34
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why is the reduction reaction carried out in a dry ether

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because lithium aluminium hydride reacts violently with water

35
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what is an arene

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an aromatic compound that contains a benzene ring

36
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do arene have low or high boiling points and why

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low boiling points because they are non polar and cant be dissolved in water

37
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do arenes have low or high melting points and why

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high because of the high stability of the delocalised benzene ring

38
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how are the pi bonds in benzene formed

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there is a delocalised outer electron in the p-orbital in each carbon going into the centre to form an overlapping ring

39
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why doesnt benzene undergo electrophillic addition

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this would mean that the stable ring of electrons would be broken so instead electrophillic substitution occurs.

40
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what is halogenation

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an electrophillic substitution reaction where benzene reacts with a halogens in the presence of a catalyst

41
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what is an example of a catalyst for halogenation reactions

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FeBr3 iron(III) bromide

42
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what functional group is linked with carboxyllic acids

A

-COOH

43
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what is the general formula for grignards reagent and what is each letter

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RMgX
R- alkyl group
Mg-magnesium
X-halogen

44
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what is an alkyl group example

A

methyl ethyl

45
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what is an amine

A

when an alkyl group replaces a hydrogen on ammonia

46
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what is the purpose of grignards reagent

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to lengthen the carbon chain

47
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how do you distinguish between the classification of amine i.e primary secondary or tertiary

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primary is only one alkyl group
secondary is two alkyl groups
tertiary is two alkyl groups that have displaced the hydrogen in ammonia

48
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what is formed when grignards reagent is reacted with carbon dioxide and hydrolysed

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a carboxylic acid

49
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what is formed when grignards reagent is reacted with a carbonyl compound and hydrolysed?

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an alcohol

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