Organic Chemistry - Alcohols

Question 1

Dehydration reaction

Answer 1

Question 2

Which type of alcohol does dehydration occur most readily with?

Answer 2

tertiary alcohol

Question 3

Oxidation of primary alcohol

Answer 3

• aldehyde

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CH_3-CH2-OH -> K₂Cr₂O₇ -> CH₃-C-H

(breathalyser reaction)

Question 4

Further oxidation of the aldehyde?

Answer 4

CH₃-C-OH - > oxidation -> CH3-C-O-H

Question 5

name CH3-CH2-OH

Answer 5

ethanol

Question 6

name CH3-CH2-CH2OH

Answer 6

1-propanol

Question 7

name CH3-CH-CH3

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OH

Answer 7

propan-2-ol

Question 8

Name HO-CH2-CH2-OH

Answer 8

ethan-1,2-diol

Question 9

Name CH3-CH2-CH-CH3

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             OH

Answer 9

butan-2-ol

Question 10

Answer 10

2-methylpropan-2-ol

Question 11

CH3-CH-CH2CH2OH

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                              CH3

Answer 11

3-methylbutan-1-ol

Question 12

How are methanol and ethanol dehydrater to create methylethylether?

Answer 12

CH3-OH+H-O-CH2-CH3 ——————————————->

                            H2SO4/H20; 140 deg C

                        Cl3 -O-CH2-CH3