Table of contents

1. Matter and Measurements4h 31m
2. Atoms and the Periodic Table5h 23m
3. Ionic Compounds2h 18m
4. Molecular Compounds2h 18m
5. Classification & Balancing of Chemical Reactions3h 17m
6. Chemical Reactions & Quantities2h 27m
7. Energy, Rate and Equilibrium3h 46m
8. Gases, Liquids and Solids3h 25m
9. Solutions4h 10m
10. Acids and Bases3h 29m
11. Nuclear Chemistry56m
BONUS: Lab Techniques and Procedures1h 38m
BONUS: Mathematical Operations and Functions47m
12. Introduction to Organic Chemistry1h 34m
13. Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Compounds2h 12m
14. Compounds with Oxygen or Sulfur1h 6m
15. Aldehydes and Ketones1h 1m
16. Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives1h 11m
17. Amines39m
18. Amino Acids and Proteins1h 51m
19. Enzymes1h 37m
20. Carbohydrates1h 41m
21. The Generation of Biochemical Energy2h 8m
22. Carbohydrate Metabolism2h 22m
23. Lipids2h 26m
24. Lipid Metabolism1h 45m
25. Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism1h 37m
26. Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis2h 54m

16. Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

Amide Hydrolysis

GOB Chemistry

16. Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

Amide Hydrolysis

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Multiple Choice

Name the carboxylic acid formed when the following amide undergoes an acidic hydrolysis reaction.

2-bromopentanoic acid

3-bromohexanoic acid

3-bromopentanoic acid

3-bromohexanoate

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Identify the structure of the amide: The given structure is an amide with a bromine atom on the third carbon of the chain. The amide linkage is between the carbonyl carbon and the nitrogen atom.

Understand the reaction: Acidic hydrolysis of an amide involves breaking the C-N bond of the amide linkage, resulting in the formation of a carboxylic acid and an amine.

Determine the carboxylic acid product: The carbonyl carbon of the amide becomes the carbonyl carbon of the carboxylic acid. The rest of the carbon chain, including the bromine substituent, remains unchanged.

Count the carbon atoms: The original amide has a total of six carbon atoms, including the carbonyl carbon. The bromine is on the third carbon, so the resulting carboxylic acid will have the same carbon skeleton.

Name the carboxylic acid: The carboxylic acid formed will have the bromine on the third carbon of a six-carbon chain, which is named 3-bromohexanoic acid.