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
Write preparation methods of methyl alcohol from formaldehyde and methyl acetate. Write chemical equations for the reactions of methyl alcohol with Grignard reagent and oxalic acid. Also write its main uses.

What happens when Ethyl alcohol is heated with bleaching powder? (write only chemical equation only).

What happens when Methyl alcohol reacts with acetyl chloride? (write only chemical equation only).

What happens when Ethyl alcohol reacts with conc. at different temperatures? (write chemical equation only).

Write the equation of following reactions: Kolbe reaction.

Describe with chemical equation the laboratory method of preparation of phenol and write the equation of following reactions: Riemer-Tiemann reaction.

Explain solubility of alcohols in water.

Write two methods for preparation and three chemical properties of Alcohol and give chemical equations also.

Describe the methods for preparation of phenol from Cumene. Write chemical equations for Kolbe reaction and Riemer-Tiemann reaction of phenol.

Describe the methods for preparation of phenol from Diazonium salts.

Lucas reagent is
