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Detailed revision notes for AQA A Level chemistry - organic - 3.3.2. - fractional distillation - cracking - catalytic converters - free radical substitution

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3. 3.2 .
ALKANES
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(n Hantz -


fossil fuel -


remains of plants & animals -
heated over millions years
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single C C
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extracted from mixture of diff alkanes CRUDE OIL ( petroleum)

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saturated hydrocarbons -


combust in EXOTHERMIC reaction ( inlwmplete)
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homologous group properties
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the longer molecule =
more 1. ME , higher BPT
RMM T phys properties change branched lower BPT 't pack closely
:
as
weak IMF
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isomer
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can
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chemically similar bonds
generally
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unreactive
strong
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differ by Cth insoluble in tho non polar
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3. 3.2 I . . FRACTIONAL DISH LAMON


petroleum consisting mainly of alkane hydrocarbons (separated by ED )
mixture 150
refinery gas fuel
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: .




separation of diff chain lengths by their BPT ht
naphta chew production
=
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1100
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fractionating column petroleum vapor ised :
petrol (gasoline) vehicles -




1800 kerosene (
fractions rise meet
tray below their BPT condense smaller fractions continue rising paraffin oil) jet fuel
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bottom thick liquid bitumen At diesel oil diesel fuel
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top gaseous methane : -




310
lubricating oil wax , polish
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small molecules low BPT large molecules high BPI fuel oil -

ships factories
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very volatile not volatile 6000 residue (bitumen) roads
very
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flow
easily doesn't flow easily
ignite easily doesn't
ignite easily short alkanes -

more useful


3.3.22 .
CRACKING

less valuable useful halve ble shorter chain alkanes El alkenes
longer chain alkenes mixture of ECONOMIC REASON

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more


alkynes alkanes valuable ahem feedstock huge range of products medicine
polymers to
> →
:
more
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thermaoracking catalytic cracking
1800 to break
high temperature Hoo hook)
high temperature 1000k)
strong C C bond
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high pressure 17000 kPa) low
pressure 11-2 atmosphere)
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high portion of ALKENES cracked ZEOLITE
honeycomb structure large surf
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CATALYST
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area
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to stop fully decomposition :
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increase rate of reaction

conditions applied for short time
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created : branched alkanes l
cyclo alkanes I aromatic compounds
mechanism -

use : to create fuels for road vehicles
covalent bond between LC splits heterolytically

form a shorter alkane El alkene

intense conditions maintained moment ally -

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