Practice Acylation (13.5.2) - Chapter 13: Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

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Question 1.
Define acylation.
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What type of products does it form?
Question 2.
Write the reaction equation for acylation with an acyl chloride.
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What do you start with and what do you end up with?
3Question 3.
What does acylation produce when an amine reacts with an acyl chloride?
- Aldehyde
- Amine
- Amide
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Remember the functional groups involved.
4Question 4.
True or False: Amines act as electrophiles in the acylation process.
- True
- False
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Think about what each term means.
Question 5.
Using the acylation reactions, synthesize N-ethylpropionamide from ethylamine and propanoyl chloride. Write the balanced chemical equation.
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Ensure you balance your equation correctly.
Question 6.
Explain how changing the amine affects the product in acylation reactions. Give two examples.
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Think about how the structure of amines dictates the final amides.

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