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nitrogen compounds, polymers and synthesis

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Total cards: 20•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

why are amines bases

Back (Answer)

they accept protons - the lone pair on nitrogen forms a dative covelewnt bond to an H+ ion from an acid.

#2
Front (Question)

what is the reagent needed to react a haloalkane with, to form an amine.

Back (Answer)

excess ammonia in ethanol

#3
Front (Question)

how can an aromatic amine be made, what kind of reaction is this, what reagent is needed. what small product is made

Back (Answer)

aromatic amine can be made by the reduction of nitrobenzene reduction reactions Sn/conc. HCl H2O

#4
Front (Question)

what does an acyl chloride need to react with to make an amide, what small product is formed

Back (Answer)

needs to react with ammonia HCl

#5
Front (Question)

what is the general structure of an amino acid

Back (Answer)

contain an amine group, and a carboxylic acid group.

#6
Front (Question)

what is a property of an amino acid

Back (Answer)

can behave as either acids or bases bases - lone pair on nitrogen can accept H+ ions carboxylic acids - can donate H+ ions.

#7
Front (Question)

what are optical isomers

Back (Answer)

non super imposable mirror images

#8
Front (Question)

what is a chiral centre

Back (Answer)

carbon with 4 different groups attached.

#9
Front (Question)

what is a stereoisomer

Back (Answer)

same structural formula different arrangement in space

#10
Front (Question)

how is a polyester usually made

Back (Answer)

reacting a dicarboxylic acid with a diol - makes H2O. sometimes a diacyl chloride can be used instead of carboxylic acid making HCl

#11
Front (Question)

how is a polyamide made - 2 ways

Back (Answer)

reacting a dicarboxylic acid with a diamine. makes H2O reacting a diacyl dichloride and an amine. Makes HCl

#12
Front (Question)

why are condensation polymers more environmentally friendly

Back (Answer)

they are biodegradable as can be broken by hydrolysis or are photodegradable

#13
Front (Question)

what reagent is needed to make a nitrile from a haloalkane, what type of mechanism is this, what small product is made

Back (Answer)

NaCN or KCN in ethanol nucleophillic substitution chlorine ion

#14
Front (Question)

how can a hydroxynitrile be made, What type of mechanism is this

Back (Answer)

carbonyl (aldehyde or ketone) and NaCN/H+ nucleophilic addition

#15
Front (Question)

what reagent is needed to reduce a nitrile to an amine

Back (Answer)

H2 and Ni catalyst

#16
Front (Question)

what reagent is needed to hydrolyse nitriles to carboxylic acids what product is made

Back (Answer)

heating with dilute HCl/H2O NH4Cl

#17
Front (Question)

outline how u would purify an organic liquid

Back (Answer)

• collect by distillation • transfer to a separating funnel • wash with saturated sodium chloride solution -discard aqueous layer • collect organic layer (usually upper layer if less dense than water) -add a drying agent eg. anhydrous MgSO4 • redistill and collect the fraction that boils at __

#18
Front (Question)

outline how u would purify an organic solid

Back (Answer)

dissolve in the minimum amount of hot solvent cool filter under reduced pressure wash with ice-cold solvent dry eg. place in oven

#19
Front (Question)

how could the melting point of an organic solid be used to assess its purity

Back (Answer)

solid is pure if: melting point is close to known values narrow melting point range

#20
Front (Question)

what is the name of the funnel used to filter under reduced pressure

Back (Answer)

Buchner flask