Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Class 12 Chemistry Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers — classification and IUPAC nomenclature, preparation from alkenes, carbonyls and Grignard reagents, hydrogen bonding and boiling points, acidity orders, Lucas and FeCl3 tests, Kolbe and Reimer-Tiemann reactions, Williamson ether synthesis and C-O cleavage, fully solved.
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Alcohols
An alcohol contains one or more hydroxyl ( OH) groups bonded to an sp 3 carbon of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group. Depending on the number of OH g…
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A phenol has the OH group attached directly to an sp 2 carbon of an aromatic ring. The simplest is phenol itself, C 6 H 5 OH (carbolic acid). Because …
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An ether has two alkyl or aryl groups joined to the same oxygen, R O R . If both groups are identical (CH 3 OCH 3 ) it is a symmetrical (simple) ether…
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