Organic Reactions - Regents
In one industrial organic reaction, C3H6 reacts with water in the presence of a
catalyst. This reaction is represented by the balanced equation below.
Explain, in terms of bonding, why C3H6 is classified as an
unsaturated hydrocarbon.
Write the IUPAC name for the organic reactant.
In one industrial organic reaction, C3H6 reacts with water in the presence of a
catalyst. This reaction is represented by the balanced equation below.
Identify the class of compound to which the product of the
reaction belongs.
What type of reaction is this?
The chemical reaction between methane and oxygen is represented by the potential
energy diagram and balanced equation below.
Q Which potential energy interval in the diagram represents the activation energy of
the forward reaction?
Q What type of reaction is this?
The chemical reaction between methane and oxygen is represented by the potential
energy diagram and balanced equation below.
Determine the number of moles of oxygen that react completely with 4.0 moles
of CH4?
How much energy is released when 4.0 moles of CH4 react completely with
oxygen?
The chemical reaction between methane and oxygen is represented by the potential
energy diagram and balanced equation below.
Q Explain, in terms of collision theory, why a lower concentration of oxygen gas
decreases the rate of this reaction. [1]
Organic reactions
Q: Given the equation:
Which type of reaction is represented by this equation?
(1) combustion (3) polymerization
(2) esterification (4) substitution
Organic reactions
Q The reaction between an organic acid and an
alcohol produces
(1) an aldehyde (3) an ether
(2) a ketone
(4) an ester
Esterification:
= the reaction between an organic acid and an alcohol
to produce an ester plus water
Organic Acid + Alcohol  Ester + Water
Saponification:
= when an ester reacts with an inorganic base to
produce an alcohol and a soap
The equation below represents the reaction between butanoic
acid and an unidentified reactant, X. (TO COMPLETE)
Q Identify the type of organic reaction represented by the
equation.
Q Write the molecular formula of the organic product in the
equation.
The equation below represents the reaction between butanoic
acid and an unidentified reactant, X. (TO COMPLETE)
Q Draw a structural formula for the unidentified reactant, X, in the
equation.
During a bread-making process, glucose is converted to ethanol
and carbon dioxide, causing the bread dough to rise. Zymase,
an enzyme produced by yeast, is a catalyst needed for this
reaction.
Q
Balance the equation in your answer booklet for the reaction that
causes bread dough to rise, using the smallest whole-number
coefficients.
_____ C6H12O6
___C2H5OH + ____CO2 + energy
Q State the effect of zymase on the activation energy for this reaction.
Q What type of reaction is this?
During a bread-making process, glucose is converted to ethanol
and carbon dioxide, causing the bread dough to rise. Zymase,
an enzyme produced by yeast, is a catalyst needed for this
reaction.
Q
Balance the equation in your answer booklet for the reaction
that causes bread dough to rise, using the smallest wholenumber coefficients.
_____ C6H12O6
___C2H5OH + ____CO2 + energy
Q In the space in your answer booklet, draw a structural formula
for the alcohol formed in this reaction.