Unit 2-Oxidation of Food Flashcards

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Describe how to identify an alcohol (alkanol):

  1. From the name
  2. From a structure
A
  1. Names end in -ol.
  2. They contain the hydroxyl (OH) functional group.
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What steps are needed in order to name an alcohol (alkanol)?

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  1. Find the longest carbon chain and name it.
  2. Number the carbon atoms in the chain so the hydroxyl group has the lowest possible number.
  3. Identify any branches joined onto the main chain and name them.
  4. Identify each branch by a number indicating its position. Use prefixes if needed.
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What is the systematic name of this alcohol (alkanol)?

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3-methylpentan-2-ol

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What are the three types of alcohol molecules?

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Primary, secondary and tertiary.

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What is different about primary, secondary and tertiary alcohol?

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A primary alcohol is one in which the hydroxyl group (–OH) is attached to a carbon atom attached to one other carbon

A secondary alcohol is one in which the hydroxyl group (-OH) is attached to a carbon atom attached to two other carbons

A tertiary alcohol is one in which the hydroxyl group is attached to a carbon atom attached to three other carbons

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Are these alcohol primary, secondary or tertiary?

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Secondary, tertiary and primary.

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Name these alcohols.

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Propan-2-ol, 2-methylpropan-2-ol and propan-1-ol

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Compared with alkanes, alcohols have significantly higher boiling points.

Explain fully.

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The hydroxyl groups in alcohol molecules are responsible for hydrogen bonding between the alcohol molecules.

As greater energy is required to overcome these strong intermolecular forces, the melting points and boiling points of alcohols are higher than those of alkanes with a corresponding chain length.

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Alcohols with a greater number of hydroxyl groups will have even higher boiling points.

What name is given to alcohols with:

two hydroxyl groups

three hydroxyl groups

A

Alcohols with two hydroxyl groups are called diols.

Alcohols with three hydroxyl groups are called triols.

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When carbon compounds are oxidised, what happens to the oxygen to hydrogen ratio?

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When carbon compounds are oxidised, the oxygen to hydrogen ratio increases, so either oxygen atoms are being added to the compound, or hydrogen atoms removed.

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The oxidation of an alcohol can be brought about by using an oxidising agent.

Give an example of an oxidising agent which could be used.

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Hot copper(II) oxide or acidified dichromate(VI) solutions

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Oxidation of primary alcohols forms two products in a two stage reaction.

Name them.

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Primary alcohol → Aldehyde (Alkanals) → Carboxylic acid

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Secondary alcohols can only be oxidised once.
What is produced?

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Secondary alcohol → Ketone (alkanone)

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Tertiary alcohols cannot be oxidised.

Why?

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Tertiary alcohols have no hydrogen atoms on the carbon atom that holds the alcohol group. This means that they cannot undergo oxidation.

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Describe how to identify an carboxylic acid(alkanoic acid):

  1. From the name
  2. From a structure
A
  1. Names end in -oic acid
  2. They contain the carboxyl COOH functional group.
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What steps are needed in order name a carboxylic acid (alkanoic acid)?

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  1. Find the longest carbon chain and name it.
  2. Identify any branches joined onto the main chain and name them.
  3. Identify each branch by a number indicating its position. Use prefixes if needed.
17
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What is the systematic name of this carboxylic acid?

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Propanoic acid