Carboxylic Acids: Structure, Acidity and Reactions

Name: Carboxylic Acids: Structure, Acidity and Reactions
Author: StemPy Lab

How carboxylic acids are named and made, and how hydrogen bonds hold them together. Why they are acids, and how a substituent changes their strength. What they do with alcohols, ammonia, chlorinating agents, hydrides and bromine. It covers the unit of the Indian syllabus (NCERT, NEET, JEE Main) and the matching topic of A-Level, IB and AP.

3 lessons, about 1 h 15 min3 simulations11 problems3 practice questionsPython in every lesson

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Lesson 1about 25 min
Names, preparation and physical properties of carboxylic acids
Vinegar, the sting of an ant and the sour taste of curd all come from carboxylic acids. The group is a carbonyl carbon with an OH on it. You learn the names, the ways to make the acids, and why their molecules hold together in pairs.
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Lesson 2about 25 min
Acidity of carboxylic acids
Vinegar is acidic, and so is a solution of phenol, but a carboxylic acid is about a hundred thousand times stronger than phenol. A chlorine atom in the chain makes it stronger still. This lesson uses resonance and the inductive effect to explain why, and uses pKa values to compare.
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Lesson 3about 25 min
Reactions and uses of carboxylic acids
A carboxylic acid is a family tree. Its OH can be swapped for Cl, for OR, for NH2 and for a second acyl group. Its carbonyl can be reduced. Its alpha hydrogen can be replaced by bromine. The salt loses carbon dioxide when heated with soda lime. Each reaction has a reagent that you must learn exactly.
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Carboxylic Acids: Structure, Acidity and Reactions

Course outline (3 lessons)

Names, preparation and physical properties of carboxylic acids

Acidity of carboxylic acids

Reactions and uses of carboxylic acids

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