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Phenol Flashcards

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1
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What is phenol?

A

A benzene ring with a hydroxyl group attached

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2
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How do you name a phenol?

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1 OH - phenol, more than 1 requires the suffix -ol

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3
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What is the appearance of phenol at TP?

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Sickly sweet odour and is a pink solid at room temperature

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4
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What is the solubility of phenol in water?

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It is partially

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What can phenols react with?

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Metals and strong bases, such as metal hydroxides

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6
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What can phenols not react with?

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Weak bases, such as metal carbonates

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7
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Why can’t phenol react with everything?

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They are very weak acids

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8
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What is formed when a phenol reacts?

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Phenoxides

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9
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By which mechanism do phenols react?

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By electrophilic substitution

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10
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How do phenols react?

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Easily at RTP without a halogen carrier catalyst and multiple substitutions occur

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11
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What reaction of phenol can be used as a chemical test?

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Phenol and bromine

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12
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What is the equation between phenol and bromine?

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Phenol + 3Br2 -> 2,4,6 - tribromophenol + 3HBr

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13
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Why does phenol react with bromine in an odd way?

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It doesn’t undergo electrophilic addition so the pi bonding is the benzene ring is very hard to break

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14
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What is the pattern of reaction between benzene and phenol?

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Phenol is more reactive

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15
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Why is phenol more reactive than benzene?

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One lone pair from oxygen is donated so it is more electron dense

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16
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Why can phenol react with bromine?

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The ring becomes electron dense enough that it can polarise the bromine molecule

17
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What is the reaction of phenol + nitric acid?

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Phenol + dilute HNO3 -> 2-nitrophenol / 4-nitrophenol + water

18
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What is the effect of water solubility on phenol when the water is warm?

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It is more soluble

19
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What happens hen you add sodium hydroxide to phenol in water?

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Phenol dissolves

20
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What happens when you add sodium carbonate to phenol in water?

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No apparent reactions

21
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What happens when you add bromine water to solid phenol?

A

Bromine water decolourises and a white precipitate is formed

A-Level OCR A Chemistry - 6A Aromatic compounds (6 decks)

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