Practice Chemical Properties (13) - Chapter 11: Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers

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Question 1.
What is a monohydric alcohol? Provide an example.
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Think of common alcoholic beverages.
Question 2.
What functional group defines alcohols?
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What does the -ol suffix indicate?
3Question 3.
What functional group characterizes alcohols?
- -OH
- -O-
- -COOH
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Recall the naming convention for alcohols.
4Question 4.
True or False: All phenols are more acidic than standard alcohols.
- True
- False
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Think about their structural differences.
Question 5.
Describe how you would synthesize a specific alcohol from a given alkene, detailing reagents and conditions.
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Focus on hydration and the alkene's structure.
Question 6.
Analyze why phenols display acidity greater than typical alcohols by discussing structural differences and resonance stabilization.
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Consider how electrons move in resonance forms.

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