Preparation of Alcohols
Preparation of Alcohols: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Methods of Preparation of Alcohols, Preparation of Alcohols By Acid Catalysed Hydration of Alkenes, Acid Catalysed Hydrolysis of Ethers & Preparation of Alcohol from Aliphatic Primary Amines etc.
Important Questions on Preparation of Alcohols
Match the conversions with the reagents that are used in the process:
i. | Phenol to benzoquinone | a. | H2O/H+ |
ii. | Propanone to 2-methylpropan-2-ol | b. | Na2Cr2O7/H2SO4 |
iii. | Propene to propan-2-ol | c. | CH3MgBr/H2O |

An organic compound A on reduction forms compound B . B reacts with HBr to form the compound C. C with Mg forms Grignard reagent D which reacts with A to form a product which on hydrolysis gives E. Identify A to E.

In the following sequence of reactions,
The compound D is –

When equivalence ratio of the gases and are heated to at atm in the presence of catalyst, methanol is formed. Here, the gases and are _____ and _____ respectively.

Which of the following compound gives -Ethylpentan--ol by the action of ethyl magnesium iodide followed by acid hydrolysis?

Which of the following alcohols cannot be prepared by reduction of carbonyl compounds?


Ethylene reacts with Baeyer's reagent to give

Which of the following will produce only one product on reduction with

In the following reaction sequence:
Compound is

The gas evolved on heating in methanol is:

Bouveault-Blanc reduction reaction involves:

In the hydroboration - oxidation reaction of propene with diborane, and the organic compound formed is:

Which one of the following reactions would produce a secondary alcohol?

The reaction of with gives

Which of the following can reduce ester to alcohol

Propene on oxidation with diborane in presence of alkaline hydrogen peroxide gives _______.

The major products and in the following reaction sequence, are

How many of the following compound will give alcohol as a product on treating with

