Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
Learning outcomes - after studying this topic, you should be able to:
identify and name simple carboxylic acids
give the products from the reaction of a carboxylic acid with a base and recognize that this is a reversible reaction
predict the product of the reduction of a carboxylic acid and give the reagents required to perform this reaction
identify carboxylic acid derivatives as esters, amides, acid halides and acid anhydrides
give the products obtained upon hydrolysis of these carboxylic acid derivatives
recognize that acid halides are more reactive than esters which are, in turn, more reactive than amides
predict the products that will be formed when a carboxylic acid derivative is treated with an alcohol or amine
give the reagents required for the interconversion of carboxylic acid derivatives
recognize a polymer and identify the repeating unit present
Textbook and eBook References
Chapter 23 (in [main text] Blackman, Bottle, Schmid, Mocerino and Wille, Chemistry , 3rd Edition, 2015 (John Wiley)
[fundamentals focused alternative] Blackman, Bridgeman, Lawrie, Southam, Thompson and Williamson, Chemistry: Core Concepts , 2015 (John Wiley) )
ChemCAL, iChem and Contributed Resources
Acidity of Organic Molecules and Types of Organic Reactions
Description: Video and interactive tutorials and self test quizzes on the acidity of organic molecules and types of organic reactions
Tags: acidity | substitution | elimination | addition | oxidation | reduction
Contributed by Adam Bridgeman
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