Zusammenfassung der Ressource
C3.5 Organic Chemistry
- Structures of Alcohols,
Carboxylic Acid and Esters
- Alcohols
- -OH ending
homologous
series
- Carboxylic Acids
- -COOH Group
- Esters
- Replace the H in the
COOH by a hydrocarbon
- Properties and Uses of Alcohols
- Used as solvents and fuels
- Combustion
- Ethanols use as a fuel
- Flammable
- ethanol + oxygen => Carbon Dioxide + water
- Reaction with sodium
- sodium fizzes, dissolves
and gives off Hydrogen gas
- Oxidation
- ethanol can be oxidised by ethanoic acid to make vinegar
- Carboxylic acids and esters
- Why are carboxylic acids weak acids?
- Strong acids ionise completely in solution
- Making Esters
- Carboxylic acids react with
alcohols to make esters
- acid can be used as a
catalyst (usually sulfuric acid
- Organic Issues
- Some of the substances can be misused
- They could help us when crude oil runs out
- Biofuel may conflict with feeding people