Organic chemistry igcse

everything you need to know for edexcel igcse organic chemistry
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what's a hydrocarbon
a molecule that contains hydrogen and carbon only
what's the molecular formula
actual number atoms of each element in a molecule
what's the empirical formula
simplest whole number ratio of atoms in a compound
what's the general formula
relationship between the number of atoms of one element to another within a molecule
what's the structural formula
shows how atoms in a molecule are joined together
what's the displayed formula
shows all the bonds in a molecule as separate lines
what's an isomer
molecules with the same molecular formula but a different displayed formula
what's a homologous series
group of substances with the same general formula, similar chemical properties due to having the same functional group and have a trend in physical properties
what's a functional group
an atom or group of atoms that determine the chemical properties of a compound
what do the names of organic molecules depend on
the number of carbon atoms in the longest chain
what is a chain in an organic molecule
longest consecutive line of carbon atoms
what is the prefix given to an organic molecule with 1 carbon atom in it's longest chain
meth
what is the prefix given to an organic molecule with 2 carbon atoms in it's longest chain
eth
what is the prefix given to an organic molecule with 3 carbon atoms in it's longest chain
prop
what is the prefix given to an organic molecule with 4 carbon atoms in it's longest chain
but
what is the prefix given to an organic molecule with 5 carbon atoms in it's longest chain
pent
what is the prefix given to an organic molecule with 6 carbon atoms in it's longest chain
hex
what is the prefix given to an organic molecule with 7 carbon atoms in it's longest chain
hept
what is the prefix given to an organic molecule with 8 carbon atoms in it's longest chain
oct
what is the prefix given to an organic molecule with 9 carbon atoms in it's longest chain
non
what is the prefix given to an organic molecule with 10 carbon atoms in it's longest chain
dec
what are the simplest hydrocarbons
alkanes
what do all alkanes end with
ane
what type of molecules are alkanes
saturated
what is saturated
contains only single bonds
what is unsaturated
contains a double or triple bond
what types of bonds do alkanes have
single bonds
what do alkenes have less hydrogen atoms than alkanes
alkenes have a carbon to carbon double bond which uses up 2 bonds in 2 carbons. These other bonds could be bonding to hydrogens so in alkenes there are less spaces for hydrogen atoms to bond, so there are less carbon atoms in alkenes
what type of molecules are alkenes
unsaturated
what do all alkenes end with
ene
what is an alkene
an unsaturated hydrocarbon
what is an alkane
a saturated hydrocarbon
what is the result of the carbon chain in alkenes getting larger

(don't mention boiling points, strength, colour, etc, it has to be specific for alkenes, something relating to it's functional group.)
the carbon to carbon double bond can appear in different places
what is an organic molecule
one that contains carbon atoms
what does the 2 in hept-2-ene mean
the carbon to carbon double bond begins at the second carbon atom
what's wrong about this and why

pent-3-ene
pent-3-ene doesn't exist, this is because pent means five, so pentene would have 5 carbon atoms, this means it has 4 places for the double bond to occur. If it happens at the first or end it is pent-1-ene, if it happens in the second or third it is pent-2-ene, this is 4 bonds done. This means that there is only pent-1-ene and pent-2-ene.
how do we write alkenes numbers from their displayed formula
first you see where the double bond is, we always pick the one with the lowest number, so if we get the double bond by going 1 from the right or 3 from the left, 1 is lowest so we pick that to be the number. So we don't read it from right to left or left to right, just what produces the smallest number.
what are alcohols functional group
-OH
what do all alcohols end in
anol
how are branched molecules named
on the amount of carbon atoms in their branch
what is a branch with 5 carbon atoms in it called
pentyl
how do you name a branch of carbon atoms
look at the number of carbon atoms in the branch and see what the name for that is, then just add -yl to the end.
(ignore the dots)
name this molecule




.....H.H.H.H.H.H.H
......l...l...l...l...l...l...l
H-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-H
.....l...l...l...l....l....l..l
....H.H..l .H..H..H.H
............l
............l
.......H-C-H
...........l
..........H
3-methyl-heptane
how do you name a branched molecule
the first number is what atom the branch comes off of, if there are multiple branches then list them using commas. Then draw a dash and the number of carbon atoms in each chain is written and a yl is put on the end to show it's a branch. Then last you count the number of carbon atoms in the longest chain and then add the suffix of what type of organic molecule it is.
why is the molecular formula bad
it doesn't tell us how the atoms are arranged
how do we know if it's an alkene by it's molecular formula
if it only has carbon and hydrogen in it and has twice as many hydrogen atoms than carbon atoms
how do we know if it's an alkane by it's molecular formula
if it only has carbon and hydrogen in it and it has two more than twice as many hydrogen atoms than carbon atoms
how do we know if it's an alcohol by it's molecular formula
if it has two more than twice as many hydrogen atoms than carbon atoms and has an oxygen
what is an alcohols general formula
CₙH₂ₙ₊₁OH
what is CₙH₂ₙ₊₁OH the same as
CₙH₂ₙ₊₂O
what's a substitution reaction
reaction where an atom or group of atoms is replaced by a different atom or group of atoms
what's a combustion reaction
when something reacts with the oxygen in the air (it burns), releasing heat
what's an addition reaction
reaction where two or more atoms or groups of atoms join together to create one larger product, where there is only ever one product.
what is crude oil
mixture of hydrocarbons
what process is crude oil separated into fractions by
fractional distillation
describe how crude oil is separated into it's fractions
crude oil is heated and evaporates, gas goes into fractional distillation tower, as the gas rises up the temperature decreases. Fractions with a higher boiling point condense near the bottom and are collected as liquid.
name the fractions of crude oil in increasing boiling point
refinery gases
gasoline
kerosene
diesel oil
fuel oil
bitumen
what are refinery gases used in
bottled gas
what is gasoline used in
cars
what is kerosene used in
planes
what is diesel oil used in
lorries
what is fuel oil used in
ships
what is bitumen used in
road surfacing
what's a fuel
a substance that releases heat energy when burnt
what are fractions
groups of hydrocarbons with similar numbers of carbon atoms
what are long-chain hydrocarbons
hydrocarbons with large amounts of carbon atoms
what are short-chain hydrocarbons
hydrocarbons with small amounts of carbon atoms
as the hydrocarbon chain increases, what increases with it
boiling point, size, viscosity
as the hydrocarbon chain increases what darkens
colour
what's viscosity
how easily a fluid flows
what can the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons yield
soot, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, water and heat energy
what is soot
carbon
what is carbon monoxide
CO
how can carbon monoxide be produced
incomplete combustion of fuels
why is carbon monoxide poisonous
stops the amount of oxygen our blood can carry, this limits the amount of respiration that can take place which is very dangerous. It does this by binding to the haemoglobin in our blood forming carboxyhaemoglobin instead of oxyhaemoglobin.
how is nitric acid produced starting from a car
when fuels are burnt in a vehicle's engine, high temperatures are reached. This causes nitrogen and oxygen in the air to react with each other, this forms nitrogen oxides. In the atmosphere, these nitrogen oxides can react with water to produce nitric acid
name the three main fossils fuels
natural gas, coal and oil
where are fossils fuels found
crude oil
where is crude oil found
rocks
as the hydrocarbon chain decreases what increases with it
flammability
what is crude oil made of
ancient, fossilised plankton
what does crude oil contain
hydrocarbons and impurities
what is an impurity found in crude oil
sulfur
how does combusting fossils fuels correlate to acid rain
fossils fuels contain impurities like sulfur, so if these fossils fuels are burnt so is the sulfur. This sulfur produces sulfur dioxide which is a sulfur oxide which can react with water and oxygen in the air to form sulfuric acid. This sulfur dioxide could only react with the water and produce a weaker acid called sulfurous acid. Both of these acids fall as rain.
why are acids bad if they're in the atmposhere
they can fall as acid rain
what does acid rain do
kills insects
causes water to be more acidic
kills trees
kills fishes in lakes
corrodes limestone buildings
corrodes marble statues
damages some metals
why can acid rain corrode limestone buildings and marble statues
they are both made of calcium carbonate
what is cracking

use the word (alkane) in the answer
the process of breaking a long-chain alkane into a shorter-chain alkane or alkene
why do we do cracking
produces more useful substances that are higher in demand
what type of reaction is cracking
thermal decomposition
what are the conditions of catalytic cracking
use a catalyst like silica or alumina
at a temperature of 600-700°C
finish the equation:

decane ─> octane + ______
ethene
what are the alkene products of cracking usually used for
ethanol and polymers
does crude oil have lots of long chain hydrocarbons
yes
Hint
Answer
what is alkanes general formula
CₙH₂ₙ₊₂
what is n in the general formula
number of carbon atoms
how do alkanes react with halogens
in the presence of UV radiation like the sun
describe the reaction between bromine and methane and state the word equation
methane reacts with bromine in the presence of UV light, here a hydrogen atom from the methane is replaced by a bromine atom, this is a substitution reaction.

methane + bromine ─> bromomethane + hydrogen bromide
alkanes react with bromine in the presence of UV light, here a hydrogen atom from the methane is replaced by a bromine atom, this is a substitution reaction

methane +
carbon dioxide, water and heat energy
what is alkenes general formula
CₙH₂ₙ
what are alkenes functional group
C=C
how do alkenes react with halogens
doesn't need UV radiation
describe the reaction between ethene and bromine and state the word equation
ethene reacts with bromine without UV light, here the double bond is broken and bromine atoms are added, this is an addition reaction. We see a colour change from orange to colourless if the reaction has occurred

ethene + bromine ─> dibromoethene
what colour is dibromoethene in liquid form
colourless
what colour is bromine in liquid form
orange
how do we test for alkanes and alkenes
in the absence of UV light, we add our unknown solution to bromine water, if a reaction doesn't happen then it probably contains an alkane as alkanes need UV light to react with a halogen. Then we add another unknown solution and if it contains alkenes it will turn from orange to colourless as alkenes can react with a halogen without UV light.
what is an alcohol

(don't say homologous series, general formula or functional group.)
a hydroxyl attached to a hydrocarbon chain
what's a carboxyl
-COOH ( carboxylic acid functional group)
what's a hydroxyl
-OH (alcohol functional group)
state the structural formula of
pent-2-anol
CH₃-CH-OH-CH₂-CH₂-CH₃
what does ethanol produce when it's oxidised by complete combustion
carbon dioxide and water
what does ethanol produce when it's oxidised by microorganisms
ethanoic acid
what are the three main ways to oxidise ethanol
complete combustion
microbial oxidation
heating with an oxidising agent
how do you oxidise ethanol using potassium dichromate (VI) in sulfuric acid
mixture starts orange, and when the reaction happens the mixture turns green, this indicates Cr³⁺ ions are present, which is formed when potassium dichromate (VI) is reduced
describe the hydration of ethene and state the conditions and word equation
ethanol is made by passing ethene and steam over a catalyst. Water is added to ethene, which is why it's called hydration, use a phosphoric acid catalyst at a temperature of around 300°C and a pressure of about 60-70 atm.

Ethene + Water ───────────> Ethanol
............................phosphoric acid
what's fermentation
conversion of sugar into ethanol using enzymes in yeast
describe fermentation and state the conditions and word equation
ethanol is made by mixing the catalyst found in yeast with a sugar solution at a temperature of 30-40°C and a pressure of just below 1 atm. It is done in the abscene of oxygen.

Glucose ────────> ethanol + carbon dioxide
..................zymase
why is fermentation carried out anaerobically
if it was done aerobically then it would produce water and carbon dioxide and ethanol wouldn't be produced. If it is done anaerobically it would produce ethanol and carbon dioxide, and this ethanol produced can react with oxygen to form ethanoic acid.
why is fermentation carried out at a low temperature
because if it was done higher it would denature the enzymes from the yeast, stopping them catalysing the reaction, but if too low then the reaction is too slow.
name the advantages of fermentation
cheap ─ as little energy is needed
uses a renewable resource ─ so it can happen forever
name the disadvantages of fermentation
slow ─ temperature is too low so particles have little kinetic energy
doesn't produce pure ethanol ─ have to fractionally distil it to get it pure which is slow and expensive
name the disavantages of the hydration of ethene
expensive ─ lots of energy is needed
uses a non renewable resource ─ so it will run out
name the advantages of the hydration of ethene
continuous process ─ little workers needed
fast ─ happens at high temperatures and pressures
what are carboxylic acids functional group
-COOH
what are carboxylic acids general formula
CₙH₂ₙ₊₁COOH
name the 5 main homologous series in alphabetical order
alcohols, alkanes, alkenes, carboxylic acids and esters

what is the carboxyl group (draw it)
C=O
l
O-H
what is the hydroxyl group (draw it)
O-H
what is the rule when writing carboxylic acids structural formula
always write the -COOH at the end of the structural formula
what is the rule when drawing carboxylic acids displayed formula
always draw the -COOH first and then draw the rest
what is vinegar

(include ethanoic acid in answer)
an aqueous solution containing ethanoic acid
do dilute carboxylic acids react like other dilute acids but just slower
yes
dilute carboxylic acid + metal =.....
salt + hydrogen gas
dilute carboxylic acid + carbonate =....
water + salt + carbon dioxide
describe the reaction between ethanoic acid and magnesium
ethanoic acid reacts with magnesium with lots of fizzing to produce a colourless solution of magnesium ethanoate and hydrogen gas
describe the reaction between ethanoic acid and sodium carbonate
ethanoic acid reacts with sodium carbonate with lots of fizzing to produce a colourless solution of sodium ethanoate, water and carbon dioxide.
in the reaction between ethanoic acid and sodium carbonate why is the charge on the resulting ethanoate ion -1
because it's lost an electron from the hydrogen atom, which goes off to from water
what are esters functional group
-COO
what is the ester link (draw it)
C=O
l
O
what is the ester link
esters functional group
what is a volatile liquid
one that turns into vapour easily
what are esters usually used in
perfumes and food colourings
what characterises an ester using one of our 5 senses
their fruity, sweet, distinctive smells
how are esters made
when a carboxylic acid reacts with an alcohol
what is the ester made when ethanol and ethanoic acid react
ethyl ethanoate
how do we name an ester
first part of the name comes from the alcohol, where -ano is replaced with a y.

second part of the name comes form the carboxylic acid, where -ic acid is replaced with -ate.
what is ethyl ethanoate's structural formula
CH₃COOCH₂CH₃
how do you draw an esters displayed formula
first get the carboxylic acid and the alcohol that it's made of and draw their displayed formula. Draw the -OH on the left of the alcohol and the -COOH on the right of the carboxylic acid, draw the carboxylic acid on the left and alcohol on the right so both their groups are beside each other. Remove the H from the OH and the OH from the COOH, this forms water. Re draw the alcohol and carboxylic acid but this time without the removed atoms. Join the oxygen with the carbon atom and we're done.
describe the reaction between ethanoic acid and ethanol
ethanol and ethanoic acid are heated to form liquid ethyl ethanoate and water in the presence of a few drops of concentrated sulfuric acid. This reaction is called esterification. It's also called a condensation reaction because 2 molecules have reacted to give water. The reaction is reversible as well. Pure reactants are used to maximise the yield of ethyl ethanoate.
what is glacial ethanoic acid
pure ethanoic acid
the name of an ester is the carboxylic acid first and the alcohol second

true or false
false
the structural and displayed formula has the alcohol first and the carboxylic acid second

true or false
false
what's an addition polymer
when the same monomers join together to form one large polymer
how is an addition polymer made
one of the bonds in the double bond breaks in every monomer, these monomers then join together in a large chain
what are the monomers in an addition polymer
alkenes
what types of bonds does an addition polymer have
single bonds
what is a condensation polymer
when two different monomers join in an alternating pattern to form a large polymer and another small molecule
how is a condensation polymer made
formed from a condensation reaction
what are the two different monomers in a condensation polymer
diols and dicarboxylic acids
what is a polyester
a polymer formed when 2 different monomers join in an alternating pattern
finish the sentence

when each monomer joins to the next in a condensation polymer a separate.....
small molecule is lost
what are the small molecules formed in a condensation polymerisation reaction usually
water molecules or hydrogen chloride
when a condensation polymer is formed what is the reaction called
condensation polymerisation reaction
what is a diol
an alcohol with -OH on either side of it
what is a dicarboxylic acid
a carboxylic acid with -COOH on either side of it
what is the only thing present in a diol that is important for polymerisation
-OH functional group
what is the only thing present in a dicarboxylic acid that is important for polymerisation
-COOH functional group
what does the box in this diol simplified displayed formula represent:

HO─▅─HO
the central block of carbon atoms
what does the box in this dicarboxylic acid simplified displayed formula represent:

..... O.......... O
.......‖............‖
HO-C─▅─C-OH


(ignore the dots)
the central block of carbon atoms
why are polymers inert
because they have strong C-C bonds
what is the result of polymers being inert
they are non─biodegradeable
what does biodegradeable mean
breakdown of a substance by microorganisms
what is the ester functional group called
ester link
define a polyester using the phrase ester link
a polyester is a long chain containing many ester links
in the ester link, where does the C=O bond come from
carboxylic acid
in the ester link, where does the O come from
alcohol
if an addition polymer is burnt what happens
could produce toxic gases like hydrogen chloride or carbon monoxide
why are the environmental issues with the disposal of condensation polymers less severe than with addition polymers
because of their ester links they can be broken down, making them biodegradeable
out of the 2 polymers, what has a more harmful effect when broken down
addition polymers
how long do condensation polymers take to breakdown
can take hundreds of years
what polyesters have chemists recently made and why are they good
biopolyesters which break down much faster
how do you turn the monomer unit into a repeating unit
first put single bonds on either side of the C=C, put brackets around it and draw the single bonds on either side of the C=C coming out of the brackets, re draw the double bond as a single bond, put an n in subscript on the bracket which represents the number of monomers.
how do you name an addition polymer from it's monomer
first write poly and put brackets around the monomers name
what is the polymer poly(ethene) derived from
ethene
when tetrafluoroethene monomers join together what addition polymer is produced
poly(tetrafluoroethene) or PTFE
when chloroethene monomers join together what is the addition polymer produced
poly(chloroethene) or PVC
what is PTFE
poly(tetrafluoroethene)
what is PVC
poly(chloroethene)
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