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6.2 nitrogen compounds Flashcards

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name the shape, bonding and bond angles in an ammonia molecule

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pyramidal
covalent and hydrogen bonding
107 degrees

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what is an amine?

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amines are compounds derived from ammonia

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what is meant by primary, secondary and tertiary amines?

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primary - 2 hydrogens, 1 organic group attached to N
secondary - 1 hydrogen, 2 organic groups attached to N
tertiary - 3 organic groups attached N

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what suffix is used when naming amines?

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amine

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what word comes before the amine suffix when naming amines?

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the longest group attached to the nitrogen

eg. if a propyl group is the longest group attached to the N, its called propylamine

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how do you name the other groups attached to the nitrogen?

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other groups are names in alphabetical order

eg. EthylMethypropylamine

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what do you put at the start of the name of a secondary amine?

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N - …

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what do you put at the start of the name of a tertiary amine?

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N,N - …

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what is a base?

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substance which accepts protons in aqueous solution

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amine + acid = ?

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alkyl ammonium salt

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ethylamine + hydrochloric acid = ?

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ethylammonium salt

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butylamine + nitric acid = ?

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butylammonium nitrate

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amine + water = ?

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ammonium salt - N forms dative covalent bond with H and forms an ammonium ion

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PREPARING ALIPHATIC AMINES: name the 3 ingredients

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haloalkane
excess ethanolic ammonia
ethanol

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PREPARING ALIPHATIC AMINES: what’s the first step?

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  • nucleophilic substitution between HALOALKANE and AMMONIA

- lone pair on ammonia accepts halogen

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PREPARING ALIPHATIC AMINES: what are the conditions for the first step?

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  • sealed container with ethanol so ammonia doesn’t escape because its very volatile
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PREPARING ALIPHATIC AMINES: what’s the second step?

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  • add excess ammonia to form amine and ammonium salt
  • excess ammonia shifts equilibrium to the right to ensure no more substitution into di/tri/tetra amines and for max yield
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PREPARING ALIPHATIC AMINES: give the overall equation for the preparation of ethylamine using bromoethane

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CH₃CH₂Br + 2NH₃ ⇋ CH₃CH₂NH₂ + NH₄⁺Br⁻

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PREPARING AROMATIC AMINES: name the ingredients

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nitroarene
tin
concentrated HCl
sodium hydroxide - NaOH

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PREPARING AROMATIC AMINES: name 3 conditions for the preparation

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  • reducing agent: mixture of tin and conc HCl –> [H]
  • 100 degrees
  • reflux
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what is a nitroarene?

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a benzene ring with a nitrate group attached (NO₂)

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PREPARING AROMATIC AMINES: what happens during the reaction? how many hydrogens are needed?

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the nitroarene is reduced
6 hydrogens are needed
- 2 replace the O₂ on the nitrate group
- four go to the water 2H₂O

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PREPARING AROMATIC AMINES: what is the overall equation for the reaction?

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nitrobenzene + 6[H] –> phenylamine + 2H₂O

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PREPARING AROMATIC AMINES: what is added after 30 mins?

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NaOH - added to neutralise excess acid

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what two groups make up amino acids?
the amine group and the carboxyl group
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what is an alpha amino acid?
simplest amino acid - one carbon in the centre with amine group and carboxyl group either side of it
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which word can be used to describe the dual property of an amino acid?
AMPHOTERIC - acts as both a base and an acid
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which is the simplest form of amino acid?
glycine
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what is created when amino acid groups interact with each other? what interaction takes place?
a zwitterion is created when the H on the OH in the carboxyl group joins to the lone pair on the amine group proton goes from carboxyl group to amine group
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what is a zwitterion?
amine group is +ve and carboxyl group is -ve | so no overall charge
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when do zwitterions form? what is this condition called?
at a certain pH depending on the R group | ISOELECTRIC POINT
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what happens when you lower the pH/more H+ ions to an amino acid at the isoelectric point?
becomes POSITIVE carboxyl group neutralises bc it accepts H+ ions amine group remains positive equilibrium shifts to the left towards carboxyl group
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what happens when you increase pH/more OH- ions to an amino acid at the isoelectric point?
becomes NEGATIVE amine group neutralises - donates H+ to OH- ions carboxyl group remains negative equilibrium shifts to the right towards the amine group
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describe what an alpha amino acid is
an amino acid where the -COOH and -NH2 groups are on the same carbon
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what is a condensation reaction involving amino acids?
when amino acids react to form peptides and peptide links
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how are polypeptides made between two amino acids?
water is released from the H of an NH₂ group and the OH from the COOH group form water. water is released and the two amino acids bonds together
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which reaction takes place to break the peptide links between amino acids? what conditions are required?
HYDROLYSIS takes place. | peptides are hydrolysed in ALKALI or ACIDIC conditions (never only by water)
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what is an acyl group?
R-C=O | NR₂
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what is a primary, secondary and tertiary amide?
primary - one carbon attached to the N secondary - two carbons attached to the N tertiary - three carbons attached to the N
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how do you name amides?
suffix - amide root - longest carbon chain other groups are added as a prefix
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what is optical isomerism?
when two molecules identically arranged in space are non-superimposable images of each other the can't be rotated to overlap onto each other
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what is a chiral molecule?
molecules with no plane of symmetry
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what is a chiral carbon?
a carbon atom with for distinct atoms or groups attached
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chiral molecules exist in different forms called ______. | what are these forms?
enantiomers - different enantiomers rotate plane polarised light in opposite directions
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what's a racemate? what effect does it have on polarised light?
a 50:50 mixture of each enantiomer a racemic mixture has no effect on polarised light because each enantiomer rotates oppositely and so cancel each other out.
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what is involved in addition polymerisation?
a single monomer that forms a repeat chain
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which two ways can polyester be formed by condensation polymerisation?
- two monomers: diol (two OH groups) and a dicarboxylic acid (two carboxyl groups) - single monomer with both -OH and -COOH groups on it to self polymerise
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how is a polyester formed from condensation polymerisation?
a H from the diol and a OH from the dicarboxylic acid are removed to form water and an ester linkage is formed. for every 2 monomers, 2 ester linkages are formed.
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which two ways can polyamides be formed by condensation polymerisation?
- two monomers: diamine (two amine groups) and a dicarboxylic acid - a single monger with both an amine and carboxylic acid group on it (eg. alpha amino acid)
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how is a polyamide formed from condensation polymerisation?
H from amine group and OH from carboxylic acid group are removed to form water and an amide link is formed for every 2 monomers, 2 amide linkages are formed
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give the structural formula for an ester linkage
O-C=O
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give the structural formula for an amide linkage
O=C-NH
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what is hydrolysis in terms of polymers?
breaking down polymers into its monomers
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how is the slow hydrolysis process of polymers sped up?
by using acidic or alkali conditions
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BASE hydrolysis of polyESTERS: what base is used? what products are obtained?
base used: NaOH/H₂O carboxylate salt and diol formed carboxyl groups deprotenate and Na+ is added to form salt ( COO⁻⁻Na⁺ )
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ACID hydrolysis of polyESTERS: what acid is used? what products are obtained?
acid used: H⁺/H₂O | diol and dicarboxylic are formed (original monomers)
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where is the ester linkage broken during hydrolysis?
between the C-O bond | O=C-/-O
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BASE hydrolysis of polyAMIDE: what base is used? what products are obtained?
base used: NaOH/H₂O carboxylate salt and diamine formed carboxyl groups deprotenate with Na+ (COO⁻⁻Na⁺)
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ACID hydrolysis of polyAMIDE: what acid is used? what products are obtained?
``` acid used: H⁺/H₂O diamie protenates (NH₃⁺) and dicarboxylic acid remains as original monomer ```
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what chemical can be used for the synthesis of C-C bonds? what is the functional group?
cyanide :C⁻≡N: (negative charge on C) | functional group CN⁻
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name two reactions/mechanisms in which can cyanide be used to synthesise C-C bonds. how does cyanide act in each reaction?
nucleophilic substitution with haloalkane nucleophilic addition with carbonyl cyanide acts as a NUCLEOPHILE
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nucleophilic substitution using cyanide: describe the mechanism what are the condition?
mechanism: - curly arrow from lone pair on C to the δ+ carbon in the carbon-halogen bond. - curly arrow from carbon-halogen bond to δ- halogen - carbon chain is lengthened by one with a nitrile group on the end + a halogen ion. condition: ETHANOL and REFLUX
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nucleophilic addition using cyanide: describe the mechanism what is the product formed?
- curly arrow from lone pair on C to the δ+ carbon in the C=O bond. - INTERMEDIATE: curly arrow going from lone pair on :O⁻ in the C-O bond to the δ+ H in the H₂O - curly arrow from H-O bond in water to δ- O. - hydroxynitrile formed + :C≡N:
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which two ways can a nitrile group be removed to be more useful?
- reduced to form amines | - hydrolysed to form carboxylic acids
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industrial method of reducing the nitrile group: - give the reducing agent - give the conditions and catalyst - give the general equation
reducing agent: hydrogen reducing agent condition: high temp and high pressure catalyst: nickel catalyst RCN + 2H₂ --> RCH₂NH₂
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what type of hydrolysis is used to remove the nitrile group?
acid hydrolysis
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hydrolysis of nitrile: - give the conditions - give the two equations using ethanitrile
conditions: reflux with HCl CH₃CN + 2H₂O + HCl --> CH₃COOH + NH₄Cl CH₃CN --H⁺--> CH₃COOH

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