Topic 17 - Organics 2 Flashcards
Chiral centre
A carbon atom bonded to four different species
Chirality
When a compound and it’s mirror image are non-superimposable
Plane-polarised light
Monochromatic light that oscillates only on one plane
Polarimeter
A device for measuring an angle of rotation caused by a chemical
Enantiomers
Optical isomers that are mirror images of each other
Optical activity
The ability of a single optical isomers to rotate plane-polarised light
Racemic mixture
A mixture of equal amounts of two enantiomers
Dimer
A molecule consisting of two identical molecules
Esterification
Reaction of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid in the presence of an acidic catalyst to form an ester
Condensation polymerisation
A reaction in which monomers link together to form a large molecule with the additional formation of a small molecule eg. H2O, HCl
Saponification
Process of making soap
Hydrolysis of triglycerides to glycerol and corresponding salts of carboxylic acids
Nucleophilic addition
A mechanism that involves the addition of a nucleophile breaking a double bond
