Alcohols Flashcards
What is catechol
1,2 Dihydroxy benzene
Resoircinol
1, 3 Dihydroxy benzene
What is quinol ?
1,4 dihydroxy benzene
C-O bond length in alcohols is
142 pm
O-H bond length in alcohols is
96 pm
The bond angle of C-O-H in alcohols is
108.9°
The C-O bond length in Phenols is
136 pm
The bond length of C-O bond in ester is
141 pm
The bond angle of C-O-H in Phenols is
109°
Formaldehyde on rn with dry ether and grignard reagent gives
1° alcohol
The angle btw C-O-C bond in ester is
111.7 °
Ketones on rn with grignard reagent and dry ether yields
3° alcohol
Other aldehydes on rn with grignard reagent and dry ether yield
2°alcohol
Alcohol act as nucleophile while the breaking of
O-H bond
Acidity can be increased by
Electron withdrawing grp at ortho and para positions