Alcohols and Phenols
Alcohols and Phenols
Alcohol and its types.
- Alcohols are hydroxyl derivative of alkanes containing –OH as a functional group.
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Isomerism of Alcohol
- Alcohols exhibits following three types of isomerism.
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General method of preparation of Alcohol
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Haloalkane reacts with aqueous alkali or moist AgO to give corresponding alcohols.
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Industrial method of preparation of alcohol
- There are three methods to get alcohols, industrially. all these methods utilise raw materi...}
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Victor Meyers method of distinguish Primary,Secondary and Tertiary alcohol
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A primary alcohol gives blood red colour.
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Chemical property of Alcohol
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Alcohol reacts with active metals like sodium to evolve Hydrogen gas. This shows that a...}
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Other reaction of Alcohol
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The reaction involving less of a water molecule is known as dehydration . Alco...}
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Physical property of alcohol
- Alcohol can form the hydrogen bond with the water molecule. Therefore, they are soluble in...}
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Phenol and Nomenclature of Phenol
- Phenols are hydroxy derivatives of benzene obtained by replacing one of the hydrogens of be...}
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Method Of Preparation of Phenol
- Most of the industrial methods used for preparing phenols are same as used in the laborator...}
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Physical property of phenol.
- The presence of -OH group in phenol permits the formation of intermolecular H-bond with wat...}
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Properties, uses tests of ethanol or ethyl alcohol.
- Ethyl alcohol is produced in plants and animals by the fermentation of the carbohydrate.