Prof. Santosh Yadav and Prof. Anil Thomas Solutions for Chapter: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers, Exercise 2: Critical Thinking

Ether and alcohol can be distinguished by the reaction with ______.

Ethyl alcohol, when treated with ${\mathrm{H}}_{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{SO}}_{\mathrm{4}}$, gives _____

Alcohols CANNOT be prepared from ______.

 $\mathrm{Phenol}\underset{\mathrm{ii}. {\mathrm{CO}}_{\mathrm{2}}/140º\mathrm{C} }{\overset{\mathrm{i}. \mathrm{NaOH}}{\to }} \mathrm{A} \stackrel{{\mathrm{H}}^{\mathrm{+}}/{\mathrm{H}}_{\mathrm{2}}\mathrm{O}}{\to } \mathrm{B} \stackrel{{\mathrm{Ac}}_{\mathrm{2}}\mathrm{O}}{\to } \mathrm{C}$

The product C in the above reaction is

In the following reaction, $\text{'}\mathrm{A}\text{'}$ is _______.

An organic compound which dissolves in dry benzene, it evolves hydrogen on treatment with sodium. It is ______.

When a mixture of ethanol and methanol is heated in the presence of concentrated ${\mathrm{H}}_{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{SO}}_{\mathrm{4}}$, the resulting organic product or products is $/$are?

In the following series of chemical reactions, identify $\mathrm{Z}$.

${\mathrm{C}}_{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{H}}_{\mathrm{7}}\mathrm{OH} \underset{160-180º\mathrm{C}}{\overset{\mathrm{Conc}. {\mathrm{H}}_{\mathrm{2}}{\mathrm{SO}}_{\mathrm{4}}}{\to }} \mathrm{X} \stackrel{{\mathrm{Br}}_{\mathrm{2}}}{\to }\mathrm{Y} \underset{}{\overset{\text{Excess of} \mathrm{Alc}. \mathrm{KOH} }{\to }} \mathrm{Z}$