Carboxylic acids and derivatives

Carboxylic Acids: Preparation, Acidity and ReactionsSign up

understand the nomenclature of carboxylic acids and be able to draw their structural, displayed and skeletal formulae · understand that hydrogen bonding affects the physical properties of carboxylic acids, in relation to their boiling temperatures and solubility · understand that carboxylic acids can be prepared by the oxidation of alcohols or aldehydes and the hydrolysis of nitriles · understand the reactions of carboxylic acids with: (i) lithium tetrahydridoaluminate(III) (lithium aluminium hydride) in dry ether (ethoxyethane); (ii) bases to produce salts; (iii) phosphorus(V) chloride (phosphorus pentachloride); (iv) alcohols in the presence of an acid catalyst

Acyl Chlorides and Esters: Addition-Elimination and HydrolysisSign up

understand the nomenclature of acyl chlorides and esters and be able to draw their structural, displayed and skeletal formulae · understand the reactions of acyl chlorides with: (i) water; (ii) alcohols; (iii) concentrated ammonia; (iv) amines · understand the hydrolysis reactions of esters, in acidic and alkaline solution · understand how polyesters, such as terylene, are formed by condensation polymerisation reactions