Alcohols Flashcards

1
Q

The alcohol contains what type of group

A

OH-group

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2
Q

The general formula for Alcohols is

A

ROH

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3
Q

Alcohols with more than one -OH group is are called

A

Polyhydric Alcohols

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4
Q

Grignard reagent is also known an

A

Alkyl Magnesium Halide( RMgX)

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5
Q

The ability of water to mix with Alcohol is called

A

Hydrophillic

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6
Q

What are the different types of Isomerisms in alcohol?

A

Chain Isomerism
Position Isomerism
Functional Isomerism

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7
Q

Alcohols placed in Alkenes and Alkanes yield what respectively

A

Enol and Normal Alkanol

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8
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Alcohols are classified into

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9
Q

When the carbon to which the OH group is attached has at least two hydrogen or more, what type of alcohol is it..

A

Primary Alcohol

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10
Q

Explain secondary alchols

A

Secondary alcohols: when the carbon to which the OH group is attached has only one hydrogen.

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11
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When there is no hydrogen on the carbon bearing, the OH functional group, the alcohol is called

A

Tertiary alcohol.

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12
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What is responsible for the 109° angle strain of the alcohol functional group?

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The presence of the lone Pairs of electrons.

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13
Q

A Grignard reagent adds formaldehyde to give a

A

Primary Alcohol with one additional carbon atom

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