Hydro Carbons and Alcohol Chapter 1.2

Question 1

What is the Alcohol element name?

Answer 1

(-OH) Hydroxy

Question 2

What is the suffix for Alcohol?

Answer 2

-ol

Question 3

Does Alcohol have a more oxidation state than alkane, alkene, and alkyne?

Answer 3

True; The hydroxyl group takes precedence over multiple bonds because of the higher oxidation state of the carbon.

Question 4

What are the common names for Alcohols?

Answer 4

Methanol; Ethanol;Propanol etc.

Question 5

Diols

Answer 5

an alcohol containing two hydroxyl groups in its molecule; Utilize the suffix -diols when there are two hydroxy (OH) groups present.

Question 6

Geminal Diols

Answer 6

A geminal diol is any organic compound having two hydroxyl functional groups bound to the same carbon atom; The simplest genial diol is methanediol.

Question 7

Vicinal Diols

Answer 7

Any diol in which the two hydroxy functional groups are attached to adjacent carbon atoms.

Question 8

In a molecule with 2 double bonds adjacent to each other and an alcohol, which functional group would take precedence in naming?

Answer 8

The Alcohol, because of the higher oxidation state.

Question 9

What is the difference between a geminal and and a vicinal diol?

Answer 9

A geminal diol is when the hydroxy compound is located on the same carbon; vicinial diol is when the hydroxy compund is located on adjacent carbons.

Question 10

What are the common names for 2-propanol and ethanol?

Answer 10

2-propanol= Isopropyl ethanol= ethyl alcohol