Practice Reactions Involving Cleavage Of Carbon – Oxygen (c

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Question 1.
What product is formed when ethanol reacts with HBr?
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Think about nucleophile substitution.
Question 2.
Define dehydration in context with alcohols.
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Focus on the process that leads to double bonds.
3Question 3.
What is the primary product when a tertiary alcohol reacts with HCl?
- Alkyl halide
- Alcohol
- Ester
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Consider the stability of carbocations.
4Question 4.
True or False: Phenols are stronger acids than ethanol.
- True
- False
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Think about the resonance in phenol structures.
Question 5.
Explain the mechanism of dehydration for a cyclic alcohol.
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Consider the stereochemistry of the cyclic intermediates.
Question 6.
How would you synthesize 2-phenylethanol starting from benzene? Discuss all steps.
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Focus on creating carbon-carbon bonds.

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