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
- recognize the role of long chain fatty acids in soap
- 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
- list the physical properties of fats and oils
- identify the repeating structural unit of a condensation polymer given the monomers
- recognise proteins as polymers of amino acids
- explain how primary structure relates to a covalently bonded sequence of amino acids
- recognize that secondary, tertiary and quaternary structures result from interactions such as hydrogen bonds within and between protein chains
Textbook and eBook References
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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