Carbonyl Group

Question 0

How soluble in water are carbonyl compounds?

Answer 0

Shorter chained carbonyl compounds are completely soluble, but as the chan gets longer they become less and less soluble

Question 1

What are the physical properties of carbonyl compounds

Answer 1

Strongly polar, dipole dipole forces between molecules,

Question 2

Way reactions do carbonyl compounds undergo?

Answer 2

Nucleophilic additions mostly, but can also be oxidised with acidified potassium dichromate and H+ for aldehydes

Question 3

What are the results of the felhings and tollens tests?

Answer 3

For aldehydes a brick red precipitate is formed in the felhings test and a silver mirror is formed in the tollens test.
Ketones show no change

Question 4

Carboxylic acids react with what to form esters?

Answer 4

Alcohols

Question 5

What is the real name of glycerol?

Answer 5

Propane-1,2,3-triol

Question 6

What are some of the uses of glycerol?

Answer 6

It is a solvent in many Medicines.
It is a solvent in foods.
It is a plasticiser in many materials.