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What is the general formula of alpha-amino acids?
NH2 CHR COOH.
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How do amino acids react with alkalis?
The carboxylic acid group reacts with alkalis to form a salt and water.
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How do amino acids react with alcohols?
The carboxylic acid group reacts with alcohols to form esters; heat the amine with the alcohol in concentrated sulphuric acid.
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How do amino acids react with acids?
The amine group is basic and reacts with acids to make salts.
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Amides are the product of which reaction?
Acyl chlorides react with ammonia and amines produce amides.
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What is the structure of primary, secondary and tertiary amides?
The nitrogen atom has bonded to either one, two or three carbon atoms.
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What are stereoisomers?
Compounds with the same structural formula but a different arrangement of atoms.
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What is needed for a molecule to have optical isomers?
A chiral centre (a carbon atom which is attached to four different atoms).
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What are optical isomers?
Stereoisomers that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other; also called enantiomers.
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For each chiral carbon atom how many optical isomers are there?
One pair of optical isomers for each chiral carbon atom.
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