Alcohols and Phenols
Important Questions on Alcohols and Phenols
Give the reagents and conditions necessary to prepare phenol from
- Chlorobenzene

Give a simple chemical test to distinguish between ethanol and ethyl bromide.

Give the equations of the reactions for the preparation of phenol from isopropyl benzene.

Give the reagents and conditions necessary to prepare phenol from
- Benzene sulphonic acid.

Write two points of difference between the properties of phenol and ethyl alcohol.

Why phenol is more acidic than ethyl alcohol?

Answer in one sentence/word.
Write the name of the electrophile used in Kolbe’s Reaction.

Answer in one sentence/word.
Write the structure of optically active alcohol having molecular formula .

Answer in one sentence/word.
Write the IUPAC name of alcohol having molecular formula which is resistant towards oxidation.

Answer in one sentence/word.
Hydroboration-oxidation of propene gives _____.

What are the electronic effects exerted by and ? Predict the acid strength of and
relative
to parent phenol .

What is the name of the compound having group bonded to benzene ring?

The compound incapable of hydrogen bonding with water is ________.

Which of the following is the least acidic compound?

Anisole on heating with concentrated gives

Resorcinol on distillation with zinc dust gives

Which is the most resistant alcohol towards oxidation reaction among the following?

Which of the following reaction will give ionic organic product on reaction?

Which is the best reagent for carrying out the following conversion?

Which of the following represents the increasing order of boiling points of and ?

