unit 3 Flashcards
Functional groups
are specific groups of atoms attached to carbon atoms by replacing a H atom. They define the characteristics of a particular group.
alcohols functional group
-OH
aldehydes functional group
-CHO
ketone functional group
-CO
Carboxylic acid functional group
-COOH
Ester FG
-COO-
ether EG
-O-
amine FG
-NH2
Amide FG
-CONH2
hemiaxcetal
c to -OH and -OR
acetal
C to 2 -OR
alcohol
ending
anol
aldehyde ending
anal
ketone ending
anone
carboxylic ending
anoic acid
If the H atom in a hydrocarbon is replaced by a hydroxyl group (-OH), it is termed an
alcohol
• Primary alcohol:
An alcohol in which the hydroxyl functional group is attached to a carbon that is itself attached to only one other carbon atom
• Secondary alcohol:
An alcohol in which the hydroxyl functional group is attached to a carbon that is itself attached to two other carbon atoms
• Tertiary alcohol
An alcohol in which the hydroxyl functional group is attached to a carbon that is itself attached to three other carbon atoms.
• Polyalcohol
An alcohol that contains more than one hydroxyl functional group.
• Cyclic alcohol
Alcohols that contain cyclic ring e.g. 1-methyl-4-isopropyl-3cyclohexanol ( Or menthol)
methods of preparation of alcohols include
hydrolysis
fermentation
Alcohol can be prepared by the hydrolysis of alkyl halides with
moist Ag or aqueous alkali
Ethyl alcohol can be manufactured by the
fermentation process of molasses
(Fermentation is the
slow decomposition of complex organic molecules into simple compounds by the action of biological enzymes called catalysts.)
which have the highest boiling point… and why?
Alcohols
Alkanes
Alkyl Halides
Alcohols have higher boiling points due to inter molecular hydrogen bonding
higher energy needed to break bonds means what for boiling point
it needs to be higher