Alcohols, carboxylic acids and esters 0.0 / 5 ? ChemistryOrganic and Green ChemistryGCSEAQA Created by: chloefaunCreated on: 15-04-14 17:40 What is the functional group of an alcohol, carboxylic acid and ester? -OH,-COOH,-COO- 1 of 8 Name the first 3 alcohols Methanol,ethanol,propanol 2 of 8 Name 3 common properties of alcohols Flammable, dissolve in solution, react with Na to give H and an alkali 3 of 8 What do the names of carboxylic acids end in? -anoic acid 4 of 8 What will salts formed in a reaction between a carbonate and a carboxylic acid end in? a salt '-anoate' and carbon dioxide will be formed 5 of 8 What are carboxylic acids used for? To make soaps and esters 6 of 8 How are esters named? The alcohol forms the first part(e.g. ethyl), the acid forms the second part(e.g. ethanoate) 7 of 8 What are some properties of esters? Nice smells, volatile, flammable, insoluble 8 of 8
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