WM1, 2 Flashcards
describe the polarity of an alcohol molecule
due to the polarised O-H bond due to the hydrogen bonding
- hydrogen bonds are between the oxygen on one molecule and the hydrogen (in an OH) in another molecule
- permanent dipole, hydrogen is positive and oxygen is negative
describe and explain the boiling points of alcohols in comparison to the corresponding alkanes of similar Mr
- alcohols have higher boiling points than alkanes of similar molecular mass
- this is because alcohols contain induced dipole-dipole forces and hydrogen bonds (which are stronger), whilst alkanes only contain induced dipole-dipole forces
-when liquid boils, these forces must be broken to form a gas
describe the solubility of alcohols
the hydrogen bonding between alcohol and water molecules allows the molecules to mix together
as the hydrocarbon chain becomes longer, the molecule becomes larger and the influence of the -OH group decreases.
So solubility decreases going down the group
what is a primary, secondary and tertiary alcohol
Primary- the -OH is bonded to a carbona tom that is bonded to ONE other carbon atom
Secondary- the -OH is bonded to a carbona tom that is bonded to two other carbon atoms
Tertiary- the -OH is bonded to a carbon atom that is bonded to three other crabon atoms
state the name and chemical formula for the oxidising agent used in the oxidation of alcohols
- acidified potassium dichromate (VI)
- K2Cr2O7
describe what happens to the ions of the oxidising agent when oxidising an alcohol (and the colours at each stage)
It starts off with the dichromate ion Cr2O7 ^2- (orange)
which then get reduced to green chromate (III) ions Cr3+
what happens to the -OH group of an alcohol when oxidised
it is converted into a carbonyl group C=O
describe how you would produce an aldehyde from an alcohol
you would need to oxidise a primary alcohol
Set up distillation equipment with heat source, conical flask, condenser, and a beaker
gently heat the alcohol in excess (to increase the chances of it not being further oxidised) mixed with acidified potassium dichromate(VI), and since the aldehyde has a lower boiling point than the alcohol, it will form gas first and be condensed into beaker
describe how you would produce a ketone from an alcohol
-you would need to oxidise a secondary alcohol
- place the secondary alcohol and acidified potassium dichromate (VI) into a pear shaped flask and add anti bumping granules
- heat until fully reacted
why do we reflux?
It is a safe method for heating reactions involving volatile and flammable liquids
what is the difference between the C=O (carbonyl) group in an aldehyde and and a ketone
- in an aldehyde, the carbonyl group is at the end of the alkane chain
- in a ketone, the carbonyl group is in the middle of an alkane chain
when alcohols lose a molecule of water what do they form
an alkene
what are the conditions needed for the dehydration of alcohols
- a heated catalyst of alumina Al2O3
- 300 degrees celsius
- with concentrated sulfuric acid
what type of reaction is the dehydration of alcohols
elimination reaction
how do you produce a haloalkane from an alcohol
- what needs to react
- what are the conditions needed
- what type of reaction is it
- an alcohol and and a halide ion
- must be in the presence of a strong acid
e.g H+ and Br- - it is nucleophilic substitution
what is it called when an alcohol reacts with a carboxylic acid
esterification
- what do you produce when you react
ethanol + ethanoic acid
—> ethyl ethanoate
describe the process of making ethyl ethanoate
- you would react ethanol and ethanoic acid using a strong acid catalyst, this can be done by adding a small amount of concentrated sulfuric OR hydrochloric acid
- reaction is heated under reflux
- when the reaction state is in equilibrium the ester should be separated from the solution by distillation and purified
what are the two ways of converting alcohols into esters
- esterification using an acid anhydride
- esterification using a carboxylic acid
describe how to name an ester produced by an alcohol and carboxylic acid
- use the prefix of the alcohol it is derived from and add “yl”, e.g. methyl, ethyl etc.
- use the prefix of the carboxylic acid that it is derived from and add “anoate”
describe the process of forming an ester from an acid anhydride
- react an acid anhydride with an alcohol to produce an ester
- reacts with an alcohol completely on warming to give a much higher yield of ester
- since they are much more reactive than carboxylic acids
what are alcohols structural isomers with 1
ethers
how do you produce an ether from an alkane
- when you substitute an alkoxy group (singularly bonded oxygen) for a hydrogen atom
how do you name an ether
- the longer hydrocarbon chain is chosen as the parent alkane
- other chain is looked at like an alkyl group e.g. methoxy pentane
- longer carbon chain is 5C, shorter is 1C
