Chemical Reactions of Alcohols
Chemical Reactions of Alcohols: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Dipole Moment of Carbon-Halogen Bond in Haloalkanes, Chemical Properties of Alcohols, Haloform Reactions of Alcohols & Acidic Character of Alcohols etc.
Important Questions on Chemical Reactions of Alcohols
An organic compound A has the molecular formula . It gets hydrolysed with dilute sulphuric acid and gives a carboxylic acid B and an alcohol C. Oxidation of C with chromic acid also produced B. C on dehydration reaction gives D. Identify A, B, C and D?

Aldol reaction is used as one of the step for which of the following conversions :
(i) Ethanol to 3-hydroxybutanal
(ii) Benzaldehyde to Benzophenone

The following pairs of compounds can be distinguished by which of the following test:
(i) Acetophenone and Benzophenone
(ii) Ethanal and Propanal

Acid catalyzed hydration of alkenes except ethene leads to the formation of

Among the following the one that gives positive iodoform test depend upon reaction with and NaOH is –

The main product of the following reactions is

During dehydration of alcohols to alkenes by heating with concentrated the initiation step is –

An aromatic compound gives following tests with the given reagents.
Identify ''

Which of the following conversion explains the acidic nature of alcohols?

The final product obtained by the reaction between alcohol and phosphorus pentachloride is:

The compound that dehydrates most readily is

Which of the following compounds is oxidized to prepare methyl ethyl ketone?

Which of the following compounds will mostly readily be dehydrated to give alkene under acidic condition?

The correct order of acidity of the alcohols is?

Oxidation of 1o alcohols to aldehydes is very successful for the alcohols like

Oxidation of 1o alcohols to aldehydes is very successful for the alcohols like

In the reaction, and , respectively are

can be converted into by _____.

Arrange the following alcohols in order of increasing reactivity towards sodium metal.

Which of the following compounds will give the Iodoform test?
