Alcohols Phenols Thiols Ethers

Question 1

What is the general formula of alcohols?

Answer 1

R-oh

Question 2

What is the general formula of ethers

Answer 2

R-o-r

Question 3

How does the increase in C number affect an alcohols water solubility?

Answer 3

It decreases it

Question 4

How does the increase in C number affect the importance of functional group

Answer 4

Negatively

Question 5

Explain primary secondary and tertiary alcohols

Answer 5

Primary: the Carbon attached to OH is attached to 1 or no carbon atom. Secondary: The C attached to Oh is attached to two C atoms. Tertiary: The C attached to OH is attached to three C atoms

Question 6

What are the reactions of alcohols?

Answer 6

Dehydration, oxidation, combustion

Question 7

How does oxidation in alcohols occur?

Answer 7

H+
Alcohol → alkene
↓
h2o

Question 8

What does primary alcohol get oxidized to?

Answer 8

Aldehyde

Question 9

What does aldehyde get oxidized to?

Answer 9

Carboxylic acid

Question 10

What does secondary alcohol get oxidized to?

Answer 10

Ketone

Question 11

What does ketone get oxidized to?

Answer 11

It doesn’t

Question 12

What does tertiary alcohol get oxidized to?

Answer 12

It doesn’t

Question 13

Which is more acidic, alcohols or phenols?

Answer 13

Phenols

Question 14

What is a phenol?

Answer 14

A phenyl with a hydroxyl group attached

Question 15

What is the relationship between phenols enol and keto form

Answer 15

They are tautomers

Question 16

What form is dominant at equilibrium, keto or enol? are there any exceptions?

Answer 16

keto, except for phenol where enol form is more stable

Question 17

is sulfur a nucleophile?

Answer 17

yes