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Carbonyl - Aldehydes and Ketones Flashcards

1
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What is a carbonyl functional group?

A

C=O

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2
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Why is C=O polar?

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O is more electronegative than the C so it draws the electrons in the covalent bond closer to it so it has a partial negative charge on it while the C has a partial positive charge

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3
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What is the general formula of aldehydes?

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CnH2nO

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4
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What is the general formula of ketones?

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CnH2nO

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5
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What is the first member of the ketone group?

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Propanone

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6
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What’s the first ketone to exhibit positional isomerism?

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Pentanone

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7
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What is positional isomerism?

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Movement of the placement of the functional group

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8
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Why do aldehydes have a higher boiling point than alkanes?

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Aldehydes have additional permanent dipole - permanent dipole interactions between carbonyl groups

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9
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Explain how permanent dipole interactions work

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Polar molecules have permanent dipole (caused by difference in electronegativity in covalent bond)
Pd interactions are electrostatic forces of attraction between polar molecules

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10
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Why do alcohols have a higher boiling point than aldehydes?

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Because they have hydrogen bonds between the OH groups on neighbouring alcohol molecules

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11
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Put alcohol, alkane and aldehyde in order from highest to lowest boiling point

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Alcohol, aldehyde, alkane

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12
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Why does boiling point increase with length of the carbon chain?

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Greater Mr, more electrons, greater van der Waals forces

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13
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Why do ketones have a slightly higher boiling point than aldehydes?

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Bc the carbonyl group is in the middle rather than the end so it’s stronger.

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14
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Why are branched aldehydes weaker than straight chain aldehydes?

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They can’t pack as tightly together so there are weaker permanent dipole - permanent dipole interactions

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15
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Why do short chain aldehydes and ketones mix well with water?

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C=O can form H bonds with the water

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16
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Write the equation to show the stages of oxidation starting with a primary alcohol

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primary alcohol —-> aldehyde —–> carboxylic acid

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17
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Name an oxidising agent

A

Acidified potassium dichromate (VI)

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18
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What are the conditions for the oxidation of a primary alcohol?

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Warm with acidified potassium dichromate

19
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What is observed when a primary alcohol is oxidised?

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Orange solution turns green

20
Q

Explain the colour change when an aldehyde is formed using a half equation

A

Orange dichromate ion is reduced to a green chromium ion.

Cr2O7- + 14H+ + 6e- —-> 2Cr3+ + 7H2O

21
Q

What conditions do you need to produce an aldehyde from a primary alcohol?

A

Warm with oxidising agent

Distil product immediately

22
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What conditions do you need to produce a carboxylic acid from a primary alcohol

A

Heat under reflux with excess oxidising agent

23
Q

What an equation to show the stages of oxidation of a secondary alcohol

A

Secondary alcohol —–> ketone (+ water)

24
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Why don’t tertiary alcohols get oxidised?

A

Because the OH group is attached to a carbon which is attached to 3 alkyl groups so a hydrogen cannot be removed from the carbon so a C=O cannot be formed

25
Q

What is Fehling’s solution?

A

A blue solution with copper (II) ion in alkaline solution

26
Q

What tests can be used to distinguish aldehydes from ketones?

A

Fehling’s and Tollen’s

27
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Explain how Fehling’s can be used to test for aldehydes

A

Add a few drops of the unknown solution to 1cm3 of freshly prepared Fehling’s and warm in a water bath. If there’s a red/orange precipitate then an aldehyde is made, if not then it’s a ketone (or something else)

28
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Explain why aldehydes form a red/orange precipitate with Fehling’s using an equation

A

Cu2+ ions are reduced by aldehydes to form Cu2O bc the aldehyde is oxidised to carboxylic acid.

2Cu2+ + H2O + 2e- —-> Cu2O + 2H+

29
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How is Tollen’s reagent made

A

Adding sodium hydroxide to silver nitrate solution then adding ammonia dropwise

30
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What is Tollen’s reagent

A

Ammoniacal silver nitrate

31
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Explain how to carry out a test for an aldehyde using Tollen’s reagent

A

Add a few drops of unknown solution to 2cm3 of Tollen’s reagent and warm in a water bath. If a silver mirror is formed then an aldehyde is present

32
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Why do aldehydes form a silver precipitate when reacted with Tollen’s reagent?

A

Reduce Ag+ to Ag

33
Q

Name a reducing agent

A

Sodium tetrahydridoborate (NaBH4)

34
Q

Write an equation for the reduction of an aldehyde

A

Aldehyde —-> Primary alcohol

35
Q

What are the conditions for the reduction of an aldehyde?

A

Heat under reflux with reducing agent in aqueous ethanol followed by acidification with sulfuric acid.

36
Q

Write an equation for the reduction of ketones

A

Ketones —-> Secondary alcohol

37
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What are the conditions for the reduction of a ketone?

A

Heat under reflux with reducing agent in aqueous solution followed by acidification with sulfuric acid

38
Q

How can hydroxynitriles be formed?

A

Hydrogen cyanide + ketones or aldehydes

39
Q

How can the risk of using HCN be reduced?

A

Using KCN instead bc it’s stored more safely despite also being toxic
Fume cupboard
Water bath/electric mantle rather than flame bc reactants are flammable

40
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Why can C=O undergo addition reactions?

A

Bc its unsaturated

41
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What is an addition reaction?

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When a species is added across a double bond bc the pi bond is broken

42
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Why is C=O attacked by nucleophiles?

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Bc it’s polar

43
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What is a nucleophile

A

Electron pair donor

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