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Topic 17.2 Carbonyl compounds Flashcards

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Carbonyl group

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  • A carbon atom joined by a double bond to an oxygen atom.
  • -C=O
  • Carbonyl compounds can be classed as either aldehydes or ketones.
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Aldehydes

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  • A hydrogen atom is bonded to the carbonyl group.
  • General formula: RCHO
  • =O at the end of carbon chain
  • Aledehydes are oxidised further to produce carboxylic acids.
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Ketone

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  • There is only hydrocarbon groups joined to the carbonyl group.
  • Cannot be further oxidised as they do not have hydrogen atom attached to their carbonyl.
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Bonding in carbonyl compounds

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  • Contain -C=O group.
  • Polar bond.
  • Electron density is greater near the δ- O atom.
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Physical properties in carbonyl compounds

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  • Distinctive smells.
  • Boiling temperature are between those of alkanes (low) and alcohol (high).
  • Boiling points increase with chain length.
  • No hydrogen bonding but permanent dipole dipole attraction.
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Physical properties in ketones and aldehydes

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  • Smaller aldehydes and ketones are soluble in water - they can form hydrogen bonds with water.
  • Solubility decreases as chain length increases- hydrocarbon part of the molecules become more significant.
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Primary alcohol

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Oxidised:
Primary alcohol —> aldehyde —>
carboxylic acid

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Secondary alcohol

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Oxidised:
Secondary alcohol —> ketone —> X

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Tertiary alcohol

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Tertiary alcohol —> X

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Reagent observations: Felling’s reagent

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Aldehyde: brick red, precipitate solid
Ketone: stays blue, no visible change

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Reagent observations: Tollen’s reagent

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Aldehyde: silver mirror, black precipitate
Ketone: stays colourless, no visible change

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Reagent observations: sodium dichromate

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Aldehydes: decolourises
Ketones: stays purple, no visible change

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Reagent observations: K2Cr2O7

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Aldehyde: colour change, orange to green
Ketone: stays orange, no visible change

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Reaction with proponal/anone: Sodium dicromate

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Propanal: green
Propanone: orange (no change)

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Reaction with proponal/anone: Felling’s solution

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Propanal: light blue
Propanone: dark blue

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Reaction with proponal/anone: Tolling’s reagent

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Propanal: white precipitate
Propanone: colourless

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Reduction reactions (eg. 2° alcohol –> 1° alcohol)

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Aldehydes and ketones can be reduced to alcohols using lithium tetrahydridoaluminate (LiAlH4) dissolved in dry ether.
-Reducing agent represented by [H]

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Oxidation reactions

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-Aldehydes can be oxidised to form carboxylic acids
-Ketones are not easily oxidised (assume they aren’t)
-Oxidising agents shown as [O]

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Reactions with iodine

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  • Triidomethane reaction.
  • Carbonyl compound added to an alkaline solution of iodine.
  • Mixture warmed then cooled.
  • Yellow precipitate forms - this is a positive result.
  • Test for CH3CO group (found in ethanal and all methyl ketones).
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Reaction with HCN

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-Aldehydes and ketones react with HCN in an alkaline solution of KCN
-These are addition reactions where a hydrogen atom joins to the oxygen in the carbonyl group and the cyanide group attaches to the carbon of the carbonyl group

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Naming products

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OH group- hydroxy
CN group- nitrile
The products are known as hydroxynitriles

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Nucleophilic addition mechanism (Step 1)

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Step 1: nucleophilic attack by a cyanide ion on the δ+ carbon atom of the carbonyl group.

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Nucleophilic addition mechanism (Step 2)

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Step 2: the intermediate reacts with a hydrogen cyanide molecule.

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Optical activity

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  • As C=O is planar there is an equal chance of the CN- ion attacking from each side of the plane.
  • Even though the product contains a chiral centre, the product is not optically active as there are equal amounts of each enantiomer - a racemic mixture.
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Reaction with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (Brady’s reagent)

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A bright orange precipitate indicates the presence if a carbonyl compound.

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How to find the melting temperature of derivatives

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  • The compounds formed, known as derivatives, can be used to identify individual compounds.
  • The derivatives are purified and dried and their melting point measured.
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Reagent observations: 2,4 DNPH

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Aldehyde: orange precipitate
Recyrstalise and find melting point to find which compound it is.

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Recrystalisation

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1) Dissolve min hot solvent
2) Filter
3) Cool & crystalise
4) Filter with Buchner funnel
5) Wash with minimum cold solvent
6) Dry in warm oven

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Acyl chlorides

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  • RCOCl.
  • Contain carbonyl group.
  • Replaced the oh in cooh with Cl.
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Iodoform test (triodomethane)

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CH3CO in a molecule reacts with Iodine/OH- to form a yellow precipitate.

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Carboxylic acids reactions

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  • Reduction - to primary alcohols.
  • Neutralisation - completely with aqueous alkali forms carboxylate salts.
  • Halogenation - OH is replaced by halogen forms aceyl halogenides.
  • Esterfication- alcohol and acid catalyst forms este.
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Esters

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  • Naming: -thyl -oate
  • RCOOR
  • =O
  • Colourless liquids
  • Low melting and boiling
  • Insoluble in water
  • Smells of fruit
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Hydrolysis of esters

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  • Opposite of esterification.
  • Acidic- acid speed up as a catalyst.
  • Alkaline - goes onto completion rather than equilibrium.
  • Produces carboxylate salt.
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Differences in esterfacation with oyl and carboxylic acid

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  • Irreversable - reversable
  • HCl formed - H2O formed
  • Faster
  • No acid catalyst needed - needed
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Esther and acyl chloride reactivity

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  • Acyl chlorides more reactive.
  • As more susceptible to attack from nucleophiles.
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Polyesters

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Polymers that have monomers bonded with an ester link.

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