🧬 Organic Chemistry
Bonds, isomerism, alkanes, alkenes, aromatics, alkyl halides, oxygenated compounds, acids, amines, biomolecules and polymers. Theory, examples, and solved exercises.
Complete Theory
Worked Examples
Example 1Saponification of a triglyceride
Example 2Hydrolysis of an amide
Exercises with Solutions
Exercise 1Carboxylic acid acidityMedium
📋 Problem to solve
Order by increasing acidity: acetic acid, chloroacetic acid, trichloroacetic acid, propionic acid.
📌 Given data
CH₃COOH (acetic)CH₂ClCOOH (chloroacetic)CCl₃COOH (trichloroacetic)CH₃CH₂COOH (propionic)
Exercise 2Acyl derivative reactivityHard
📋 Problem to solve
Order by decreasing reactivity toward a nucleophile: acetyl chloride, acetamide, ethyl acetate, acetic anhydride.
📌 Given data
CH₃COClCH₃CONH₂CH₃COOCH₂CH₃(CH₃CO)₂O
Exercise 3Ester synthesisVery Hard
📋 Problem to solve
Propose a detailed mechanism for Fischer esterification of acetic acid with ethanol catalyzed by H₂SO₄.
📌 Given data
CH₃COOH + CH₃CH₂OH (conc. H₂SO₄, Δ)
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