chapter 10 Flashcards
ortho
1,2 disubstituted
meta
1,3 disubstituted
para
1,4 disubstituted
most of the common alcohols are what state at room temperature?
liquid
2 forces responsible for low molecular weight alcohols being liquids instead of gases
- hydrogen bond
- dipole attractions
another name for wood alcohol
methanol
is methanol or ethanol more toxic
methanol
what kind of alcohol is a good fuel for internal combustion engines
methanol
what is ethanol produced by
fermentation of sugars and starches
what is another name for the grain alcohol
ethanol
denatured alcohol
ethanol that contains impurities that make it undrinkable
reactivity to form grignard
I, Br, Cl, F
do alkyl fluorides generally react to form Grignard’s?
no
is a Grignard a strong nucleophile or electrophile
nucleophile
overall reaction of R-X to R-H is a _________
reduction