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Describe the mechanism of hydration of ethene to yield ethanol

Important Questions on Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 13
Write Kolbe's reaction with an example.
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 14
Write the mechanism of acid dehydration of ethanol to yield ethene.
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 14
Write chemical equation of Friedel-Craft's reaction alkylation of anisole.
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 15

How would you account for the following:

Phenols are much more acidic than alcohols.

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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 15

How would you account for the following:

The boiling points of ethers are much lower than those of the alcohols of comparable molar mass.

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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 16
Describe the mechanism of alcohols reacting both as nucleophiles and as electrophiles in their reactions.
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 17
Write one chemical reaction each to illustrate the following : Reimer-Tiemann reaction.
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 17

Write one chemical reaction each to illustrate the following : Williamson's synthesis.