Ch.10 Flashcards
Alcohol
a compound in which a hydrogen atom of a hydrocarbon has been replaced by a hydroxyl group -OH
Alcohol
- Find the longest chain containing the carbon atom bearing the -OH group
- Drop the e and add -o
What has priority numbering, alcohols or doubles?
Alcohol
Diols
An organic compound that contains two alcohol groups
Phenol
An organic compound with a hydroxyl group bonded directly to an aromatic ring
5 Carbon Rule
for every 5 carbons you need one alcohol for it to dissolve in water
Acidity decreases when the number of carbons attached to an alcohol ______
increases
Halogens and other electron-withdrawing groups _______ acidity of alcohols
increase
Hindered alcohols react faster with ______ than with ______
potassium
sodium
sodium hydride is a ______ base than sodium and potassium
stronger
A Phenol is ________ times more acidic than cyclohexanol
100 million
Charge dislocation makes a molecule ____ stable, and _____ acidic
What metals does carbon typically bond to. What is it good for forming? What does C act as
Mg, Li
Good for forming carbon-carbon bonds
Nucleophile
Do Grignard Reagents like water?
NO MAAM
What form does an organomagnesium halide take?
R-Mg-X
