Alcohols And Phenols

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12th Tripura Board
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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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Name the reagent used in the following reaction:

Butan-2-one to butan-2-ol.

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Name the reagent used in the following reaction:

Dehydration of propan-2-ol to propene.

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Name the reagent used in the following reaction:

Benzyl alcohol to benzoic acid.

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Name the reagent used in the following reaction:

 Bromination of phenol to 2,4,6-tribromophenol.

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Name the reagent used in the following reaction:

Oxidation of a primary alcohol to aldehyde.

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How is the following conversion carried out?

Methyl magnesium bromide  2-Methylpropan-2-ol.

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Give equations of the following reaction :

 Bromine in CS2 with phenol.

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Give equation of the following reaction:

Dilute HNO3 with phenol.

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Give equation of the following reaction:

Treating phenol with chloroform in presence of aqueous NaOH.

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Show how will you synthesise:

cyclohexylmethanol using an alkyl halide by an SN2  reaction.

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

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 Classify the isomers of alcohols of molecular formula C5H12O as primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols.

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Write the equation involved in the following reaction:

Kolbe’s reaction.

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Predict the major product of acid catalysed dehydration of butan-1-ol.

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Give structures of the products you would expect when the following alcohol reacts with (a) HCl-ZnCl2 (b) HBr and (c) SOCl2

2-Methylbutan-2-ol

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Write structures of the products of the following reaction:

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Write structures of the products of the following reaction:

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