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Topic 17 - Organic Chemistry 2 Flashcards

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1
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What are optical isomers?

A

stereoisomers where two molecules have the same molecular formula but different spatial arrangements due to a chiral centre, causing them to be non-superimposable on their mirror image
-rotate the plane of polarised light in opposite centres

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What is a chiral centre?

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an atom surrounded by 4 different atoms/groups

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How do properties differ between enantiomers?

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  • have same physical and chemical properties (eg. mp/bp, viscosity, way they react, etc)
  • have different biochemical properties (eg. interactions with enzymes and active sites)
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How can enantiomers be separated?

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by thin layer chromatography (TLC)

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What is a racemic mixture?

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a solution containing equal quantities of the two enantiomers
-is optically inactive (as the enantiomers cancel eachother out)

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What is a polarimeter?

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an instrument which measures the rotations of monochromatic light to identify +/- enantiomers

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Does an SN1 reaction produce optically active or optically inactive products? And why?

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optically inactive products

  • 2 enantiomers are produced (a racemic mixture)
  • because nucleophile can attack from above or below the plane
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Does an SN2 reaction produce optically active or optically inactive products? And why?

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optically active products

  • only 1 enantiomers are produced
  • because nucleophile can only attack from the opposite side to the leaving group
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How do the smells of aldehydes and ketones differ?

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aldehydes - bitter/sour smell

ketones - sweet smell

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Are carbonyl compounds soluble in water?

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yes -can H-bond with water
-solubility decreases down homologous series as alky chains interfere with H-bonds so an increased chain length so London forces become stronger than H-bonds

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What are the melting and boiling points of carbonyl compounds like in comparison to alkanes and alcohols?

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higher than alkanes
lower than alcohols
-PD interactions

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What is the test for carbonyl bonds?

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Brady’s reagent aka 2,4DNP (2,4 dinitrophenyl hydrazine)

+ve result = orange ppt (aldehyde/ketone 2,4 dinitrophenyl hydrazone derivative)

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What can be used as a test to distinguish between aldehydes and ketones?

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  • Fehling’s/Benedict’s reagent (changes to brick red for aldehydes, remains blue for ketones)
  • Tollen’s reagent (silver mirror formed with aldehydes, not with ketones)
  • potassium dichromate soln (changes to green for aldehydes, remains orange for ketones)
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What is produced when an aldehyde is oxidised?

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carboxylic acid

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aldehyde + Fehlings ->

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carboxylic acid + water

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aldehyde + Tollens ->

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carboxylic acid + ammonia + silver + water

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aldehyde + acidified potassium dichromate ->

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carboxylic acid + water + chromium ion (CR3+)

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What is produced when an aldehyde is reduced?

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primary alcohol

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aldehyde + lithium aluminium hydride ->

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primary alcohol

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20
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aldehyde + hydrogen cyanide ->

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hydroxy nitrile

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21
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What conditions are required for Fehling’s?

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alkali conditions

warming

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22
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What conditions are required for the reaction between a carbonyl compound and hydrogen cyanide?

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pH 8

KCN present

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What is produced when a ketone is reduced?

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secondary alcohol

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24
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ketone + lithium aluminium hydride ->

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secondary alcohol

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What is produced when a ketone is oxidised?

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nothing

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26
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ketone + hydrogen cyanide ->

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hydroxy nitrile

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27
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How do you test for a methyl group adjacent to a carbonyl bond?

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iodoform
-iodine in presence of an alkali
+ve result = yellow ppt (CHI3) and antiseptic smell

28
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Which aldehydes give a positive result for iodoform?

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only ethanal

29
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Which ketones give a positive result for iodoform?

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any ketone with its oxygen on its second carbon

30
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What happens in an iodoform reaction?

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  • 3 hydrogen atoms on CH3 are substituted with 3 iodine atoms
  • the bond between the CI3 and the rest of the molecule is broken
31
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Which primary alcohols give a positive result for iodoform?

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only ethanol

  • iodine oxidises ethanol to ethanal
  • ethanal then gives a positive result
32
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Which secondary alcohols give a positive result for iodoform?

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any secondary alcohol with its OH on the second carbon

  • iodine oxidises it to a ketone with its oxygen on the second carbon
  • this then gives a positive result
33
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Which tertiary alcohols give a positive result for iodoform?

A

none

34
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Why are HCN and KCN both needed for the reaction between a carbonyl compound and KCN?

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  • KCN provides CN- for the first step

- HCN provides H+ for the second step

35
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What are the melting and boiling points of carboxylic acids like?

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  • higher than alkanes and alcohols as each carboxylic acid can form 2 H-bonds with another (alcohols can only form 1 H-bond and alkanes can only form London forces)
  • increase down homologous series (as they have more electrons so form stronger London forces)
36
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Are carboxylic acids soluble in water?

A

yes

  • can H-bond with water
  • solubility decreases down homologous series as alky chain length increases and interferes with the H-bonds
37
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What is the acidity of carboxylic acids like?

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pH 3-4

-weak acids (partially ionise)

38
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How can carboxylic acids be prepared?

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  • oxidation of alcohols
  • oxidation of aldehydes
  • hydrolysis of nitriles
39
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What conditions are required to prepare carboxylic acids by oxidising alcohols/aldehydes?

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  • heat under reflux and distillation
  • sodium/potassium dichromate in excess
  • conc sulfuric acid
40
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What conditions are required to prepare carboxylic acids by the hydrolysis of nitriles?

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  • heat under reflux and distillation

- water and hydrochloric acid (for acid hydrolysis)

41
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carboxylic acid + lithium aluminium hydride ->

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primary alcohol

42
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carboxylic acid + sodium carbonate ->

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salt + carbon dioxide + water

effervescence

43
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carboxylic acid + alcohol ->

A

ester + water

44
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carboxylic acid + phosphorus pentachloride ->

A

acyl chloride + hydrogen chloride gas + phosphoryl chloride

steamy fumes

45
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What is produced when a carboxylic acid is reduced?

A

primary alcohol

46
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acyl chloride + water ->

A

carboxylic acid + hydrogen chloride

steamy fumes

47
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acyl chloride + alcohol ->

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ester + hydrogen chloride

steamy fumes

48
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acyl chloride + conc ammonia ->

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amide + ammonium chloride

dense white smoke

49
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acyl chloride + amine ->

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N-substituted amide + hydrogen chloride

steamy fumes

50
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What reactions do acyl chlorides readily undergo?

A

addition-elimination reactions

51
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What are the issues with using acyl chlorides?

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  • very exothermic rxns

- produce toxic HCl gas (∴ use fume cupboard)

52
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What is a suitable alternative to using acyl chlorides and why?

A

acid anhydrides

  • good yield
  • quick rxns
  • by-product (carboxylic acid) can be sold
53
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Where does an ester’s carboxylate chain come from?

A

carboxylic acid

54
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Where does an ester’s alkyl chain come from?

A

alcohol

55
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Where does an ester’s bridging oxygen come from?

A

alcohol

56
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What are the melting and boiling points of esters like?

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relatively low compared to respective alcohols/carboxylic acids
-no H-bonds

57
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What can esters be used for?

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  • flavours

- scents (in perfumes, etc)

58
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What is the solubility of esters like?

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not very soluble

-smaller esters are more soluble

59
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What is produced in the acid hydrolysis of esters?

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carboxylic acid and alcohol

60
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What are the conditions of acid hydrolysis?

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  • reflux

- dilute acid catalyst (eg. H2SO4 or HCl)

61
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What is produced in the base hydrolysis of esters?

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carboxylate salt and alcohol

62
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What are the conditions of base hydrolysis?

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  • reflux

- NaOH/KOH (base)

63
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How can a carboxylate salt (produced by the base hydrolysis of an ester) be extracted?

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by using a dilute strong acid (eg. HCl) in excess

-because it’s insoluble

64
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Is the acid hydrolysis of an ester reversible or non-reversible?

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reversible

∴ low yield

65
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Is the base hydrolysis of an ester reversible or non-reversible?

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non-reversible

∴ high yield

66
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How can polyesters be produced by condensation polymerisation?

A

-condensation polymerisation of a diol and a dicarboxylic acid
or
-condensation polymerisation of a monomer containing both an alcohol and carboxylic acid group

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