Unit 2 Flashcards
What are the types of alcohol
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
How many times can primary alcohols oxidise if they can
Twice
First into an aldehyde then into a carboxylic acid
How many times can secondary alcohols oxidise if they can
Once
Into a ketone
How many times can tertiary alcohols oxidise if they can
They can’t
What does OILRIG stand for
Oxidation Is Loss Reduction Is Gain
What is a hydroxyl group
-OH
What is an alcohol with two OH groups called
Diols
What is an alcohol with three OH groups called
Triols
What properties do alcohols have
High melting and boiling points compared to similar sized alkanes
Polar Solvent
What is viscosity
A liquids resistance to flow
What is esterification
Alcohol + carboxylic acid 🔁 Ester + Water
What is a carboxyl
O
⏸
C - OH
What is an Ester link
O
⏸
O - C -
How are esters named
The first part is no of carbons in the alcohol +yl
The second part is the no of carbons in the acid +anoate
Ethanol + ethanoic acid = EthylEthanoate + water
What does hydrogenation mean
Hydro - gen - Ation
Water. Adding