What's in a medicine(WM) Flashcards
What is the general formula of an alcohol?
CnH2n+1OH
How can you classify alcohols?
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
What is the classification of alcohols based on?
How many carbons are bonded to the carbon which has the hydroxyl group attached
What is the strongest imb formed in alcohols?
Hydrogen bonding
What does hydrogen bonds cause alchohols to be?
Liquid at room temperature and less volatile than alkanes/alkenes of a similar length
What happnes as an alcohol’s carbon chain increases?
Melting and boiling points increase
Less polar=less soluble
Why are smaller alcohols soluble in water?
The polar O-H bond
What is the functional group of a ketone?
C=O
What is the functional group of an aldehyde?
C=O
What’s the difference between a ketone and an aldehyde?
Location of the C=O bond
aldehyde- 1st carbon
ketone-any carbon which has two other carbons attached
What is the general formula of a ketone and aldehyde?
CnH2nO
What is the general formula of a carboxylic acis?
CnH2n+1COOH
What imbs can be found in ketones and alddehydes?
ID-ID and PD-PD
Why are small carbonyl compounds soluble in water?
Contain a polar carbonyl group which can form hydrogen bonds with water
What happens to solubility as carbon chain length increases?
Decreases