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Alcohol Flashcards

1
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an -OH (hydroxyl) group bonded to a tetrahedral carbon atom.

A

Alcohol

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2
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the simplest alcohol.

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Methanol, CH3OH

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3
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3 classification of alcohol

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Primary, secondary, tertiary

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4
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A compound containing two -OH (hydroxyl) groups

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Diol

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5
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A compound with hydroxyl (-OH) groups on adjacent carbons.

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Glycol

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6
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The most important physical property of alcohols

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Polarity

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7
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An Explosive and a Drug

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Nitroglycerin

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8
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Discovered nitroglycerin

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1847, Ascanio Sobrero

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9
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Who solved the issue with nitroglycerin by mixing it with diatomaceous earth, creating dynamite.

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Alfred Nobel

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10
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Alcohols have about the same pKa values as water.

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True

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11
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are weak acids and react with aqueous sodium hydroxide to form water- soluble salts

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Phenols

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12
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Elimination of a molecule of water from an alcohol.

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Dehydration

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13
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OH is removed from one carbon and an H is
removed from an adjacent carbon.

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Dehydration

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14
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  • The most difficult to dehydrate
  • Generally require heating in concentrated sulfuric acid at temperature as high
    as 180°C.
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Primary alcohols

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15
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  • ## Undergo acid-catalyzed dehydration at somewhat lower temperatures.
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Secondary alcohols

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16
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Generally undergo acid-catalyzed dehydration at temperatures only slightly
above room temperature.

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Tertiary Alcohols

17
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Hydration-dehydration reactions are

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Reversible

18
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The reagent most commonly used in the laboratory for the oxidation of a
primary alcohol to a carboxylic acid dissolved in aqueous sulfuric acid.

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Potassium Dichromate (K2Cr2O7) Potassium Dichromate (K2Cr2O7)

19
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a secondary alcohol present in peppermint and other mint oils, is
used in liqueurs, cigarettes, cough drops, perfumery, and nasal inhalers. s.

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Menthol

20
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an atom of oxygen bonded to two carbon atoms.

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Ethers

21
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These are the most common type of ether where the two
alkyl or aryl groups are identical or different

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Simple Ethers

22
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These are formed when two alkyl or aryl groups are bonded to each other through a ring structure.

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Cyclic Ethers

23
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  • These are compounds that contain multiple ether linkages. (Two carbons atoms bonded to an oxygen atom).
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Polyethers

24
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Ethers can react with melophiles
to form new compounds.

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Substitution reactions

25
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  • Ethers can be oxidized to form
    hydroperoxides or epoxides.
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  1. Oxidation Reactions
26
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  • Ethers can be reduced to form alkenes or alkanes.
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Reduction Reactions

27
Q

SH (Sulfhydryl) groups bonded to a tetrahedral carbon atom.

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Thiols

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