Organic Chemistry
- Created by: Reuben Cooper
- Created on: 27-04-13 09:53
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- Organic Chemistry
- Alcohols
- Functional Group -OH
- E.g. MethanOL
- Dissolve in water to form neutral solutions
- Good solvents
- React with sodium to produce hydrogen
- Burnt in air to form carbon dioxide and water
- Can be oxidised to form carboxylic acids
- Either by chemical oxidising agents
- Or by microbial action
- Carboxylic Acids
- Functional group -COOH
- E.g. MethANOIC ACID
- Formed by oxidation of alcohols
- Either by chemical oxidising agents
- Or by microbial action
- Disolve in water to form acidic solutions
- React with carbonates to produce carbon dioxide
- E.g. Sodium carbonate
- React with alcohols to form esters
- Slow reaction - concentrated acid (e.g. sulfuric) is used as a catylst
- Esters
- Functional group -COO
- Made by reaction of alcohols with carboxylic acids
- Slow reaction - concentrated acid (e.g. sulfuric) is used as a catylst
- Distinctive smells
- Very volitile
- Low boiling points
- Readily evaporate
- Easily reach scent receptors in nose
- Readily evaporate
- Low boiling points
- Very volitile
- Can be made artificially
- Or extracted from fruits
- E.g. MeTHYL METHANOATE
- Alcohols
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