Alkenes And Alkynes: Two Other Types Of Hydrocarbons

* Alkenes are saturated hydrocarbons. They contain as many hydrogen atoms as possible in their molecules.

The carbon-carbon double bond of alkenes represents a site that has a high electron intensity. This site is susceptible to oxidation. Depending on the conditions or reagents used to initiate the oxidation of alkenes, various products can be obtained. With relative mild oxidation, it is only the pi bond of an alkene that is cleaved resulting in the production of 1,2-diols or epoxides. However, when there is more vigorous

Alkanes are relatively unreactive. There are only a few types of reactions commonly performed. In this lab, halogenation was performed. In the methane molecule, the

Hydrogens, alkyls, or aryls bonded to carboxyl groups—made up of a carbonyl group and a hydroxyl group—are known as carboxylic acids. Derivatives of carboxylic acids include acid chlorides, esters, anhydrides, amides, and generally nitriles. These derivatives are formed by the replacement of the hydroxyl group with a different electronegative heteroatom substituent, which can be a single atom, such as a chlorine atom, or a group of atoms, such as in the formation of

The term chiral can be used to describe an organic molecule if it is consists of a carbon atom which is attached to four different groups around it.

You may have done siinple experiments alkene can be quickly and easily differentiated from an alkane. to learn how an identified, and

A) They feature carbon atoms which are covalently bonded to hydrogen (Open Learning Initiative, 2015, pg.63).

- The C-H bonds in this structure are shown at 1444 and 1368cm-1. These two bands indicate the two different types of C-H bends that occur on the molecule. One is that of the alkene and the other is that of the several alkanes on the molecule.

3. Fatty acids with one double bond in their hydrocarbon chain are called monounsaturated, while those with more than one double bond are called polyunsaturated.

The purpose of this experiment is to examine the reactivities of various alkyl halides under both SN2 and SN1 reaction conditions. The alkyl halides will be examined based on the substrate types and solvent the reaction takes place in.

- An inorganic compound does not contain both carbon and hydrogen but an organic compound does.

The final product formed was characterized by using an infrared spectroscopy and chemical reaction. The IR spectrum was expected to show a carbon double bond (alkene) and many C-H sp³ hybridization bonds (alkyl) from the final product. This was compared to the authentic sample with its vibrational bonds. Once done identifying how close the sample is with the authentic sample, that would be the evidence to support the product’s

The purpose of this lab is to understand the process of eliminating an alkyl halide to form an alkene. The experiment is carried out by first converting the alcohol, 2-methy-2-butanol, into the alkyl halide of 2-chloro-2-methylbutane that will then be put through dehydrohalogenation that favors elimination reaction (E2) to create a mixture of 2-methyl-2-butene and 2-methyl-1-butene. A fractional distillation will be taken to purify the mixture and an additional gas chromatography will be done to further analyze the mixture composition. A bromide test will be done to determine the product of an alkene in the experiment.

That the more stable alkene trans-2-butene, is the major product at approximately 82%. While, the two minor products would be 1-butene at 14%, and cis-2-butene at only approximately 4%.

Organic compounds are, by definition, any chemical compound containing carbon. These compounds include carbohydrates, polysaccharides, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Each one of these compounds has a different purpose. Carbohydrates give energy to cells when consumed. Lipids are basically the fats of a cell. Proteins are the building blocks of muscle in a cell. Nucleic acids are used to transfer genetic information from one cell to the other.