Practice Chemical Reactions (7.4.4) - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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Question 1.
Define what an alcohol is.
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Think about the -OH functional group.
Question 2.
Name a common example of a phenol.
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It’s derived from benzene.
3Question 3.
True or False: Alcohols can be converted to ethers by dehydration.
- True
- False
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Recall the dehydration reaction method.
4Question 4.
What type of alcohol is formed from the hydration of an asymmetric alkene according to Markovnikov's rule?
- Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
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Think about the addition reaction of alkenes.
Question 5.
Design a lab experiment to synthesize an unknown alcohol and determine its structure using IR spectroscopy.
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Consider how structural features can be identified.
Question 6.
Predict the products of the reaction between phenol and concentrated HNO3.
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Don't forget about resonance effects enhancing electrophilicity.

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