N5 Nature's Chemistry 6 Carboxylic Acids
Channel: Andrew Hay
Date: 2021-02-06

Our last new homologous series in N5 here. You love one of them on your food, and we use them for lots of different things.
0:00 Intro
0:38 Yummy structure
1:48 Say hello to the "carboxyl" group
2:27 Naming
3:44 Different representations
4:54 Physical properties
5:55 A reminder of increase in BP & why
6:19 Bigger molecules "attract" neighbours stronger
7:18 Uses
7:35 Ethanoic acid on your chips?
7:48 A word from our sponsor: Baxter's Beetroot
8:45 Other uses
9:05 Reactions
9:24 My wife will kill me
9:41 Neutralisating carboxylic acids
10:58 Previous salt names
12:05 Salt names
14:25 Reusable handwarmers and crisp flavouring