26 compounds containing carbonyl group

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Front (Question)

what is a carbonyl group?

Back (Answer)

C=O

Front (Question)

what is the suffix for aldehydes?

Back (Answer)

-al

Front (Question)

what is the suffix for ketones?

Back (Answer)

-one

Front (Question)

why do carbonyl compounds have higher boiling points than molecules like alkanes?

Back (Answer)

C=O is polar meaning it has permanent dipole dipole forces which are stronger than Van de Waals forces

Front (Question)

are ketones and aldehydes soluble? why?

Back (Answer)

shorter chains are as H bonds form between the water and the oxygen on the carbonyl compound

Front (Question)

are carbonyl compounds reactive? why?

Back (Answer)

yes because it is polar so nucleophilic reagents can attack the C

Front (Question)

what does CN act in a reaction with a ketone and an aldehyde?

Back (Answer)

nucleophile

Front (Question)

what does the CN attack in a reaction with a ketone and an aldehyde?

Back (Answer)

the partially positive carbon that is double bonded to the oxygen

Front (Question)

what is a carboxyl group?

Back (Answer)

COOH

#10

Front (Question)

what is a hydroxyl group?

Back (Answer)

O-H

#11

Front (Question)

how do you name carboxylic acids?

Back (Answer)

longest chain-oic acid

#12

Front (Question)

is the carboxyl group always carbon 1 or always the last carbon?

Back (Answer)

carbon 1

#13

Front (Question)

what type of acid is a carboxylic acid?

Back (Answer)

weak

#14

Front (Question)

what do carboxylic acids do due to the fact that they are weak acids?

Back (Answer)

partially dissociate and form an equilibrium reaction

#15

Front (Question)

where does equilibrium lie in reactions starting with carboxylic acids?

Back (Answer)

to the left

#16

Front (Question)

what is the difference in solubility between long chained and short chained carboxylic acids?

Back (Answer)

long chained- more soluble short chained- less soluble

#17

Front (Question)

what can help distinguish between different carboxylic acids?

Back (Answer)

they have different melting points

#18

Front (Question)

how are esters formed?

Back (Answer)

reaction between: alcohol and carboxylic acid OR acid anhydride and alcohol (esterification)

#19

Front (Question)

what is the general formula for esters?

Back (Answer)

RCOOR

#20

Front (Question)

how do you name esters?

Back (Answer)

(a)-yl (b)-oate a- group on side of O group b- group on side of carboxyl group

#21

Front (Question)

what are the conditions for esterification? (acidic)

Back (Answer)

concentrated H2SO4

#22

Front (Question)

which esterification reaction is an equilibrium reaction and which is not?

Back (Answer)

COOH + OH = equilibrium acid anyhdride + OH = forward reaction

#23

Front (Question)

how do you form carboxylic acids from esters?

Back (Answer)

hydrolysis

#24

Front (Question)

what 2 types of hydrolysis are there?

Back (Answer)

acid catalysed base catalysed