Alcohol Flashcards

1
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State the functional group in an alcohol

A

Hydroxyl (-OH) functional group.

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2
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Name and draw the first 8 alcohols

A

Methanol= CH3OH
Ethanol=C2H5OH
Propan-1-ol=C3H7OH
Butan-1-ol=C4H9OH
Pental-1-ol=C5H11OH
Hexan-1-ol=C6H13OH
Heptan-1-ol=C7H15OH
Octan-1-ol=C8H17OH

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3
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Describe and recognise a diol and triol

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Propan-1,2-diol - A diol
Alcohol with 2 hydroxyl groups

Propan-1,2,3–triol – A triol
Alcohol with 3 hydroxyl groups

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4
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Explain the effect the hydroxyl group has on an alcohol’s physical properties

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Alcohols with more hydroxyl groups will have higher melting and boiling points (due to greater degree of hydrogen bonding).

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