Reactions of Hydrocarbons Combustion Addition Substitution Esterification Fermentation Saponification Addition Polymerization Condensation Polymerization
Combustion Reaction with oxygen or burning. O2 is on the reactant side. Complete combustion of HC produces CO2 & H2O. Combustion
Combustion. Identifying features: O2, hydrocarbons = reactants CO2 & H2O = products C3H8 + 5O2 3CO2 + 4H2O
Addition Start with an alkene or alkyne. Add atoms across the unsaturated bond. Commonly: hydrogenation or halogenation. Addition
C2H4 + Cl2 C2H4Cl2. Addition: Add across a double (or triple) bond. One of the reactants is an unsaturated hydrocarbon. One product - saturated C2H4 + Cl2 C2H4Cl2.
Addition: one product. Also one reactant is unsaturated. CC + ClCl H H Cl Cl HCCH H H Addition: one product. Also one reactant is unsaturated.
Addition: one product. Also one reactant is unsaturated. CC + HH H H H H HCCH H H Addition: one product. Also one reactant is unsaturated.
Substitution: Replace 1 or more H’s in a saturated hydrocarbon with another atom or group of atoms. One of the reactants is a saturated hydrocarbon. Two products C2H6 + Cl2 C2H5Cl + HCl
Substitution: 2 products. Also 1 reactant is saturated. H H H Cl HCCH + Cl2 HCCH H H H H + HCl Substitution: 2 products. Also 1 reactant is saturated.
Making an ester Organic Acid + Alcohol Ester + H2O Esterification
Esterification Organic Acid + Alcohol Ester + Water HCCOH + HOCCCH O H H H H = H H H H H O H H H = HCCOCCCH + H2O H H H H
Fermentation Sugars are broken down into alcohol + CO2 C6H12O6 2 C2H5OH + 2 CO2 zymase carbon dioxide sugar ethanol
Saponification Making Soap Fat + Base Glycerol + Soap
H C O = H OCC17H35 NaOH O = H OCC17H35 + O = H OCC17H35 FAT + Base (Triglyceride)
H COH O = NaOCC17H35 H O = + H NaOCC17H35 O H = NaOCC17H35 Soap Glycerol
Reaction leading to formation of polymers Polymerization
Polymerization Reactions Addition: start with unsaturated monomers. Everything in reactants goes into polymer. Only 1 product, saturated. Condensation: monomers containing 2 functional groups combine with the loss of a small by-product, usually H2O.
Addition Polymerization segmer H H H H H H H H CCCCCC n C=C H H Ethene = monomer n Polyethylene = polymer
Condensation Polymerization H H HOCCOH H H HOCCOH + H H H H HOCCOCCOH + H2O
Condensation Polymerization Split out a small molecule such as H2O. Monomer has to have a functional group at each end.