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2.7 Alcohols and Carboxylic acids Flashcards

1
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Two main methods of producing alcohols

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Hydration and fermentation

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Hydration of alkenes

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  • produces alcohols from alkenes in the presence of an acid catalyst
  • very high percentage yield - 1 product
  • industrial process- high yield
  • catalyst - phosphoric acid - increases rate without affecting yield
  • 300 degrees celsius- compromise temperature as forward is exothermic so high yield would need a low temperature but would lead to a slow rate of reaction
  • high pressure (60-70atm)- less moles of product so high yield favoured by high pressure, increases rate of reaction expensive when too high
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Fermentation - sugars are converted to alcohol

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• catalysed by enzyme present in yeast
• sugar is dissolved in water
• yeast is added and mixture is left in a warm place
• production of alcoholic drinks
• cheaper than hydration - lower temperature needed
• lower percentage yield than hydration
Eg glucose –> ethanol and carbon dioxide

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4
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After fermentation describe and explain how ethanol can be separated from the aqueous mixture left in the fermentation vessel

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By fractional distillation as it has a boiling temperature of 80 degrees C

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5
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What is a biofuel

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Fuel that has been produced using a biological source

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Advantages of biofuels

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  • renewable - grow trees, animal waste material
  • greenhouse gases - although they produce CO2 when burned they take some in during photosynthesis- carbon neutral overall
  • economic and political security- countries without their own source of fossil fuels are affected bu changes in price + availability
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Disadvantages of biofuels

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  • land-use- deforestation to create land to grow plants for biofuels
  • use of resources- need lots of water and fertiliser , short supply of water and water pollution
  • carbon neutrailty?- building factories and transport raw material - CO2 production
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Alcohol dehydration to form alkenes

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  • water molecule is eliminated from the molecule and double bond is formed
  • need a dehydrating agent/catalyst eg heated Al2O3 or concentrated H2SO4
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9
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How can addition polymers be produced from fermentation without the need for crude oil?

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Fermentation produces the primary alcohol which can be dehydrated to produce an alkene which is used in the production of addition polymers

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Primary alcohol

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-OH joined to C that is not joined to more than 1 other C atom

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Secondary alcohol

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-OH is joined to C that is joined to 2 other C atoms

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Tertiary alcohol

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-OH joined to C that is joined to 3 other C atoms

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13
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Primary

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Primary

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Secondary

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Tertiary

17
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Oxidation of primary alcohol

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Primary alcohol –> aldehyde–> carboxylic acid

18
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Oxidation of secondary alcohol

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Secondary alcohol–> ketones

19
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Oxidation of tertiary alcohol

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No oxidation

20
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Use of acidified potassium dichromate (V)

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Behaves as oxidising agent of alcohol
Orange to green
Primary + secondary- positive
Tertiary- negative

21
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Formation of carboxylic acid

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Aldehyde produced from primary alcohol will undergo further oxidation to form a carboxylic acid
Secondary won’t

22
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Testing for carboxylic acids

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React as acids with sodium hydrogencarbonate
Produce CO2
CO2 collected and tested using limewater- cloudy if it is CO2

23
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Description of carboxylic acids as acids

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Weak- slightly dissociate in solution

Form H+ ion and carboxylate ion RCOO-

24
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Carboxylic acids and carbonates reaction

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Carboxylate salt, water and carbon dioxide

25
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Carboxylic acids and hydrogen carbonates reaction

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Carboxylate salt, water and carbon dioxide

26
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Carboxylic acid and base reaction

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Carboxylate salt and water

27
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Carboxylate salt eg Na

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CH3COO-Na+

28
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Propene can be formed by a dehydration reaction

Name a suitable reagent for this reaction

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Concentrated sulphuric acid

29
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Give an oxidising agent that can be used, in acid solution, to oxidise primary alcohols to carboxylic acids and state what is seen as the reaction proceeds

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Potassium dichromate (VI)
Colour change from orange to green
30
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State the conditions of temperature and pressure used in the preparation of ethanol from ethene

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300 degrees C

60-70 atm

31
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Ethanol can be converted to ethanoic acid in an oxidation reaction.
Give suitable reagents for this reaction

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Acidified potassium dichromate (VI)

32
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Ethene can be used as the starting material in the industrial preparation of ethanol
Name the catalyst used in this reaction

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Phosphoric acid

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