Topic six Flashcards
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What is an electrophile
A positive species that is attracted to areas of high electron density
Chloroalkanes can be formed from both alkenes and alkanes.
Ethene can be converted into chloroethane.
Identify, by name or formula, the reagent for this conversion.
HCL (g)
Ethane is an alkene so undergoes electrophilic substitution the H is slightly positive and the cl is slight negotiate
Dif between electrophillic substitution and addition
Addition - Alkenes have pi bond attracting electrophiles ,double bond breaks and electrons donated to electrophile carbocation intermediate forms nucleophile attacks carbocation intermediate
Substitution - occurs due to delocalised pi electrons making it stable to resist addition therefore substitution occurs
What is a nucelophile
A species that donates a pair of electrons usually attracted to positive charge the carboncation intermediate
How does bromine water differentiate between alkanes and alkene
Turns alkene colourless due to electrophillic addition
What are the conditions to carry out hydrolysis of halogenoalkane
We use and aqueous solution of NAOH or potassium hydroxide
We add ethanol and heat under reflux
Why do we add ethanol when hydrolysing halogenoalkanes
To increase the solubility
Make experiment to find relative rates of hydrolysis of halogenoalkanes
Use water bath to control temperature
In separate test tubes we add aqueous silver nitrate to water
We add equal amounts of Dif halogenoalkanes to each test tube
Water is nucelophile will react with halogenoalkanes so will hydrolyse halide ion which reacts with silver nitrate to produce precipitate we measure how long it takes for precipitate to form
When we do the experiment to find how much precipitate forms why don’t we use hydroxide ions why do we use water
Because the silver nitrate will react with hydroxide to produce silver hydroxide which is the false precipitate
Explain the results of precipitate formed and colours
1- bromopentane forms cream precipitate slowly
1-chloropentane forms white precipitate very slowly
1-idopentane forms yellow precipitate very fast
Carbon-halogen bond must break c-I has relatively low bond enthalpy ,as u move down bond enthalpy deacreases
What do double carbon bonds consist of
Pi bond and sigma bond
Why are pi bonds attacked by electrophiles
Have high electron density so positive electrophile will attack
Why are sigma bond stronger than pi bonds
Weaker sideways overlap of p orbitals in a π bond, compared to strong head-on overlap in a σ bond.
Electron density in a π bond is above and below the bond axis, making it less stable than a σ bond.
Name 2 types of structural isomers
Chain and position isomers as they have the same molecular formula but Dif structural formular
What is a chain isomers
Have same molecular formula but longest carbon chain is Dif this is caused by branching
What does knocking mean
Alkanes explode at their own accord due to fuel or air in the engine being compressed
Why is termination step important
Removes free radicals so stops chain reaction
What does thermal cracking require
Heat and high pressure
What does catalytic cracking require
Uses a zeolite catalyst at Minimal pressure high temperature
Where is e/z isomerism seen
In unsaturated or ring compounds that have the same molecular formular but Dif shapes
What are the limitations of cis and trans
Can’t be used when we have three or four Dif groups so we use higher atomic number priority groups to determine e/z
Explain margarine production
Naturally occurring vegetable oils are unsaturated so when reacted with H2 we get a c-c bond which changed the properties of oil converting it to solid
What catalyst ,temp ,pressure and reagent does our reaction with steam use when alkene turn into alcohols
Catalyst we use is phosphoric acid or sulfuric acid
Reagent -steam
Temp -300 degrees
Pressure 60-70atm
What can alkene be oxidised and acidified by
Kmno4 potassium manganite and its a very powerful oxidising agent