Lesson 3:  Condensation and Hydrolysis Reactions

• Condensation reactions
• Use partial charges within molecules to outline the basic mechanism for condensation reactions
• Predict and outline fundamental mechanisms for condensation reactions between
• Acids and alcohols
• Phosphates and alcohols
• Amino acids
• Carbohydrates
• Nucleotides
• Esters
• Hydrolysis reactions
• Understand hydrolysis reactions under acidic and basic conditions
• Outline peptide hydrolysis chemical equations
• Understand fat hydrolysis (e.g. formation of surfactant—soap--from animal fat and lye)