Alcohols And Phenols
Alcohols And Phenols: Overview
This topic explores the physical and chemical properties of alcohols and phenols. It gives a detailed idea about their preparation and covers all the reactions involving alcohols and phenols.
Important Questions on Alcohols And Phenols
Show how would you synthesise the following alcohol from appropriate alkenes?

Show how would you synthesise the following alcohol from appropriate alkene?

Show how would you synthesise the following alcohol from appropriate alkenes?

Name the reagent used in the following reaction:
Butan--one to butan--ol.

Name the reagent used in the following reaction:
Dehydration of propan--ol to propene.

Name the reagent used in the following reaction:
Benzyl alcohol to benzoic acid.

Name the reagent used in the following reaction:
Bromination of phenol to -tribromophenol.

Name the reagent used in the following reaction:
Oxidation of a primary alcohol to aldehyde.

How is the following conversion carried out?
Methyl magnesium bromide 2-Methylpropan-2-ol.

Give equations of the following reaction :
Bromine in with phenol.

Give equation of the following reaction:
Dilute with phenol.

Give equation of the following reaction:
Treating phenol with chloroform in presence of aqueous .

Show how will you synthesise:
cyclohexylmethanol using an alkyl halide by an reaction.

Show how will you synthesise Pentan-1-ol using a suitable alkyl halide?

Classify the isomers of alcohols of molecular formula as primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols.

Write the equation involved in the following reaction:
Kolbe’s reaction.

Predict the major product of acid catalysed dehydration of butan--ol.

Give structures of the products you would expect when the following alcohol reacts with (a) (b) and (c)

Write structures of the products of the following reaction:

Write structures of the products of the following reaction:
