Chapter 7 - Alcohols, Phenols, and Thiols

Question 1

It contain an OH (hydroxyl) group.

Answer 1

Alcohols

Question 2

alcohol that has an OH group on a C bonded only to 1 C atom.

Answer 2

Primary (1o)

Question 3

alcohol that has an OH group on a C bonded only to 2 C atoms.

Answer 3

Secondary (2o)

Question 4

alcohol that has an OH group on a C bonded only to 3 C atoms.

Answer 4

Tertiary (3o)

Question 5

True or False:

alcohols have higher boiling and melting points than hydrocarbons of comparable size and shape.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

True or False:

Hydrogen bonds are stronger than ordinary covalent bonds.

Answer 6

False
(Weaker)

Question 7

Proton donor

Answer 7

Bronsted-Lowry Acid

Question 8

Proton Acceptor

Answer 8

Bronsted-Lowry Base

Question 9

True or False:

Strong acid has strong conjugate base (vice versa)

Answer 9

False
( Strong acid has weak conjugate base (vice versa))

Question 10

Electron-pair acceptor

Answer 10

Lewis acid

Question 11

Electron pair donor

Answer 11

Lewis base

Question 12

Substance that can act as an acid or as a base

Answer 12

Amphoteric

Question 13

What type of acids are alcohols and phenols?

Answer 13

Weak acids

Question 14

Phenols are _______ acids than alcohols

Answer 14

Stronger

Question 15

Polar bonds that place a partial positive charge near the negative charge on an alkoxide ion stabilize the ion by what effect?

Answer 15

Inductive effect

Question 16

p-nitrophenol has lower pKa thus, _________ acid than phenol.

Answer 16

Stronger

Question 17

Product or basicity of alcohols and phenols

Answer 17

Alkyloxonium ion

Question 18

used to prepare alkenes and is the reverse of hydration

Answer 18

Dehydration

Question 19

Rule that states that the major product has the most alkyl groups bonded to the C═C.

Answer 19

Zaitsev rule