ORGANIC CHEM P2 ( FUNCTIONAL GROUPS ) Flashcards
(23 cards)
Name the monomer that makes up starch and cellulose
Glucose
Name the products of condensation polymerisation
A polymer and water ( or a different small molecule )
Name the functional group in Alkenes
C=C
Name the types of monomers involved in addition polymerisation
Alkenes
Give the functional group in alcohols
-OH
Name the product of a reaction between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid
Ester
Describe the structure of DNA
two polymer chains
in the form of a double helix
Made of monomers called nucleotides
Give the functional group in carboxylic acids
-COOH
Name the product of the reaction of an Alkene with steam
An alcohol
State the purpose of fermentation
To turn glucose into ethanol
Name the product when an alcohol reacts with an oxidising agent
Carboxylic acids
Name the product formed from the condensation reaction of amino acids
Polypeptide
Name the two types of polymerisation
Addition and condensation
Give the functional groups in amino acids
-NH2 and -COOH
Name the types of monomers that are involved in condensation polymerisation
Ones with 2 functional groups
State the general formula for Alkenes
CnH2n
Name the first 4 alcohols
Methanol
Ethanol
Propanol
Butanol
Name the products of a reaction between an alcohol carboxylic acid and a metal carbonate
Salt, water and carbon dioxide
Name the monomers that make up proteins
Amino acids
State the conditions necessary for the reaction of Alkenes with hydrogen
60 degrees
A nickel catalyst
Name the product formed form different amino acids combined in one chain
Protein
Name the monomers that make up DNA
Nucleotides
State and explain the observation when an alcohol reacts with sodium
It fizzes
Hydrogen gas produced
