Coordinate Bonding + Organic Analysis

Question 1

What is co ordinate bonding ?

Answer 1

• is when the shared pair of e- both come from the same atom

Question 2

Structure of co- or bond

Answer 2

• always is the lone PAIR of one atom being donated to an empty orbital of another atom

Question 3

Give two differences between the IR spectrum of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol other than their fingerprint region (2)

Answer 3

1) alcohol OH absorption in different place (3230-3550) than the acid OH absorption (2500-3000)
2) C=O in acids has an absorption at 1680-1750