Carboxylic acids and esters

• Chemistry
• Secondary Education
• Age 12,13

Carboxylic acids and esters

Reactions of Organic compounds 

15 March 2024

• shade the letter of your MCQ answers correctly
• respond to the theory questions accurately
• earn at least 65% of the grade threshold

Chapter Test 2.3

• Write and interpret general formulae of compounds in the same homologous series, limited to: (d) carboxylic acids CnH2n+1COOH
• Name and draw the displayed formulae of unbranched: (d) ethanoic acid
• Describe the reactions of ethanoic acid with: (a) metals (b) bases (c) carbonates including names and formulae of the salts produced
• Name and draw the displayed formulae of the unbranched esters which can be made from unbranched alcohols and carboxylic acids, each containing up to four carbon atoms

Our Learning Goals 

Carboxylic acids and esters

Reactions of Organic compounds 

15 March 2024

Carboxylic acids

What is shared or similar in the given carboxylic acids?

Question

Are carboxylic acids a part of a homologous series?

What are the physical properties of carboxylic acids?

Question

What are the physical properties of carboxylic acids?

Question

Will there be a reaction between a carboxylic acid and a reactive metal?

Question

Question: Is it always alkene and an alkane?

Will there be a reaction between a carboxylic acid and a base?

Question

Question: Is it always alkene and an alkane?

Will there be a reaction between a carboxylic acid and a carbonate salt?

Question

Question: Is it always alkene and an alkane?

Carboxylic acids and esters

Reactions of Organic compounds 

15 March 2024

What are esters?

Question

Question: Is it always alkene and an alkane?

What is esterification?

Question

Question: Is it always alkene and an alkane?

What is esterification?

Question

Question: Is it always alkene and an alkane?

What is esterification?

Question

Question: Is it always alkene and an alkane?

Carboxylic acids and esters

Reactions of Organic compounds 

15 March 2024

• Correct your answers on the first activity.
• What similarities and differences have you noticed?

Wrap-up