Year 12 Organic Chemistry
Name of the functional group OH
Alcohol
What is the process used to make ethanoic acid from ethanol?
Reflux
What is the reagent and condition required to turn propene to propane?
H2/Pt and heat
What is the reagent condition required to turn ethanoic acid to ethanoyl chloride?
What is Mr Kim's favourite type of pie?
Steak and Cheese
What are the reagents and conditions required to form alkene from alcohol?
concentrated sulfuric acid with heat
Explain why sodium carbonate is added at the end of esterification.
To remove excess acid.
What would be the products when but-1-ene react with HCl?
1-chlorobutane
2-chlorobutane
What is one way (Type of reaction, reagents and conditions) of making ethane-1,2-diol?
Oxidation / MnO4-/H+
Which animal is the third animal in the chinese zodiac?
Name the structural isomer of C4H8 which can form geometric isomerism
But-2-ene
What would be needed to remove water from a reaction product?
anhydrous salt as dehydrating agent
What are the products of Propanoic acid + 1-amino ethane?
Explain how you would distinguish between propanal and propanone?
Silver mirror test: colourless solutiion --> silver mirror
Fehling's test: blue solution --> red ppt
What date is rutherford day this year?
28th August
Describe the reaction steps (type of reaction, reagents and conditions) to turn ethene to ethanoic acid.
1. Ethene + dilute sulfuric acid with heat
2. oxidation (acidified permanganate or dichromate with reflux)
Describe the process of distillation.
3 bullet points.
1. reaction vessel is heated.
2. The condenser is attached horizontally.
3. the evaporated substance will condense in the condenser and collected separately.
Describe the steps to turn propanal to propene. (Type of reaction, reagents and conditions)
Step 1: Reduction, NaBH4
Step 2: Elimination, conc sulfuric acid, heat.
What is the name of the process for making soap and which type of reaction occurs?
Saponification - Alkaline hydrolysis
Who is the deputy prime minister of New Zealand?
David Seymour
Discuss the steps on how to distinguish between 3 colourless organic liquids of ethane, ethene and ethanol
1. Add bromine water to all three, only ethene will decolourise it quicky.
2. Add acidified dichromate with heat to all three, only ethanol will turn colour from orange to green
Describe the process used to extract non-polar organic substance from water especially in the process of esterification?
1. Mix with organic solvent.
2. Separate organic solvent and water with separating funnel.
CO-CO-O-CH2CH(CH3)CH2
Describe the steps to make ethylethanoate from ethene.
Step 1: Addition / dilute sulfuric acid and reflux
Step 2: half of the products from step 1 is oxidised with MnO4-/H+ reflux
Step 3: react the product from Step 1 and product Step 2 with conc sulfuric acid with reflux
In which country is Ancient city of Troy found today?
Turkey