Reactions of Benzene Reaction with oxygen Hydrocarbons will burn in air or oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water providing sufficient oxygen is available Benzene reacts will also follow...
Models of Benzene Structure of Benzene The structure of benzene was determined many years ago, by a chemist called Kekule The structure consists of 6 carbon atoms in a hexagonal ring, with a...
Hydrolysis of Esters Hydrolysis of Esters - Acid The reverse of the esterification reaction is called hydrolysis Ester hydrolysis is a useful reaction for creating biodegradable plastics Est...
Reactions of Carboxylic Acids In aqueous solution they are only slightly ionised, to give low concentrations of hydronium ions and alkanoate ions (often called carboxylate ions) This partial...
Preparation of Carboxylic Acids Carboxylic acids are compounds with a -COOH functional group They can be prepared by a series of different reactions Oxidation of primary alcohols & aldeh...
Physical Properties of Carboxylic Acids Carboxylic acids Carboxylic acid is the name given to the family of compounds that contain the carboxyl functional group, -COOH The general formula of...
Reactions of Carbonyls Carbonyl compounds can undergo a number of reactions, some of which allow you to distinguish between an aldehyde and a ketone Oxidation - with acidified potassium dich...
Aldehydes & Ketones Aldehydes and ketones contain the carbonyl functional group, C=O This is why aldehydes and ketones are also known as carbonyls The difference between aldehydes and ke...
Optical isomers A carbon atom that has four different atoms or groups of atoms attached to it is called a chiral carbon or chiral centre Chira comes from a Greek word meaning hand, so we talk about...
