Practice Alcohols And Phenols (7.4) - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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6 sample questions

Question 1.
What is the main product when an alkene undergoes acid-catalyzed hydration?
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Think about the functional group formed.
Question 2.
What type of alcohol results from the reduction of an aldehyde?
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See if you remember the difference between aldehydes and ketones.
3Question 3.
What rule governs the addition of H2O to unsymmetrical alkenes?
- Markovnikov’s Rule
- Hückel's Rule
- Zaitsev's Rule
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This determines where the hydrogen goes during addition.
4Question 4.
True or False: Hydroboration adds boron to the less substituted carbon atom.
- True
- False
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Remember, it goes against Markovnikov’s rule.
Question 5.
Explain the mechanism of the reduction of a ketone using sodium borohydride.
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Visualize how the carbonyl is transformed.
Question 6.
Design a synthetic route to prepare a specific alcohol from an alkene of your choice. Include all necessary reagents.
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Think about which methods align with your desired starting material.

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