Alcohols
Important Questions on Alcohols
Name the process of the distinctive reaction that takes place when ethanol is treated with acetic acid.

Give balanced chemical equations for the following conversions: (iii) Sodium ethanoate to methane

Give balanced chemical equations for the following conversions: (i) Ethanoic acid to ethyl ethanoate.

Give preparation of ethanol from monochloroethane and aq. sodium hydroxide.

Give the structural formula of the following: (i) ethanol

Give the structural formulae for the following: (ii) 2-propanol

Give a chemical equation for the reaction between ethyl alcohol and acetic acid.

From the following organic compounds given below, choose one compound in each case which relates to the description [i] to [iv]:
[Ethyne, ethanol, acetic acid, ethene, methane]
(iv) An organic compound used as a thermometric liquid.

Write balanced chemical equations for the following: (v) Ethanol reacts with sodium at room temperature.

Write balanced chemical equations for the following: (i) Monochloro ethane is hydrolysed with aqueous .

The product formed when ethene gas reacts with water in the presence of sulphuric acid is _____. (ethanol/ ethanal/ ethanoic acid)

Ethanoic acid reacts with ethanol in presence of concentrated , so as to form a compound and water. The chemical reaction which takes place is called _____. (dehydration/ hydrogenation/ esterification)

A compound when treated with an organic acid (having vinegar-like smell) in the presence of the acid , forms a compound which has a fruity smell. (e) If compound and both have carbon atoms. Write the reaction.

A compound when treated with an organic acid (having vinegar-like smell) in the presence of the acid , forms a compound which has a fruity smell. (d) Name the above reaction.

A compound when treated with an organic acid (having vinegar-like smell) in the presence of the acid , forms a compound which has a fruity smell. (c) What type of compound is P?

A compound when treated with an organic acid (having vinegar-like smell) in the presence of the acid , forms a compound which has a fruity smell. (b) Write the structural formula of and .

A compound when treated with an organic acid (having vinegar-like smell) in the presence of the acid , forms a compound which has a fruity smell. (a) Identify and .

State how the following conversions can be carried out: Ethene to Ethyl alcohol

State how the following conversions can be carried out: Ethyl chloride to Ethyl alcohol

The organic compound mixed with ethanol to make it spurious is:

