Chemical Properties of Alcohols

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Important Questions on Chemical Properties of Alcohols

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Ethyl alcohol is heated with conc. H2SO4. The product formed is,

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A compound with molecular formula C4H10O4 on acylation with acetic anhydride gives a compound with molecular formula C12H18O8. How many hydroxyl groups are present in the compound?

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Which of the following reactions of alkanols does not involve C-O bond breaking?

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In the following reaction, C2H5OH+CH3COOHH2OConc.H2SO4CH3COOC2H5C2H5OH acts as:

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Compound 'A' (molecular formula C3H8O ) is treated with acidified potassium dichromate to form a product 'B' (molecular formula C3H6O ). 'B' forms a shining silver mirror on warming with ammoniacal AgNO3. 'B', when treated with an aqueous solution of H2NCONHNH2, HCl, and sodium acetate, gives a product 'C'. Identify the structure of  'C'.

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For the conversion of CH3OH into methane, the reagent used is:

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The most suitable reagent for the conversion of R-CH2-OHR-CHO is _____.

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Ethanol when reacts with PCl5 gives APOCl3 and HCl. A reacts with silver nitrite to form B (major product) and AgCl. A and B, respectively are

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What is the correct order of reactivity of alcohols in the following reaction?

R-OH+HCl+ZnCl2R-Cl+H2O

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Which of the following is the best set of reagents to perform the above conversion?

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Which of the following alcohols reacts most readily with Lucas reagent?

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A compound X with the molecular formula C3H8O can be oxidized to another compound Y whose molecular formula is C3H6O2. The compound X may be:

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Primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols may be distinguished by converting them into the corresponding nitroparaffins which are then treated with:

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What is Z in the following sequence of reactions?

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Which of the following statement is incorrect about the product: