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How will you convert ethanol to 2-hydroxy-3-butenoic acid ?

Important Questions on Alcohols

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Molecular mass of ethanol and dimethyl ether is the same. Explain why ethanol is a liquid at room temperature and dimethyl ether is a gas.
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Explain why sodium cannot be preserved in alcohol ?
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A neutral liquid A on treatment with Lucas reagent produces a compound B, which upon treatment with alc. KOH yields a compound C. The compound C decolourises bromine water and upon ozonolysis forms only methanal. Deduce the structures of A, B and C and explain the reactions.
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Identify A, B, C and D in the following sequence of reactions:

C2H5OHH2SO4K2Cr2O7A[O]B NH3CHeatD

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Identify A and B in the following reaction:

A573 KCuBH2O/ZnO3CH2O+CH3COCH3

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An organic compound A (C4H10O) reacts with HI giving a compound B (C4H9I), which on reduction gives n-butane. On oxidation, 'A' gives a compound C (C4H8O) and then an acid D(C4H8O2).

Deduce the structures of A, B, C and D and mention their IUPAC names.

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Describe a method to distinguish a primary alcohol from a secondary alcohol ?
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How are the alkanols classified? Give an example of each class with their IUPAC names.