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How will you convert phenol to toluene?

Important Questions on Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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Write reactions and conditions for the following conversions:

2-propanone into 2-methyl-2-propanol.

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Write reactions and conditions for the following conversions:

n-propyl alcohol into hexane.

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Write reactions and conditions for the following conversions: Ethanol to 1, 2-dichloroethane.

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What happens when ethanol is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid at 453K? Explain the mechanism of this reaction.

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Describe the mechanism by which the hydroxyl group attached to the aromatic ring is more acidic than the hydroxyl group attached to an alkyl group.
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Explain how an -OH group attached to a carbon in the benzene ring activates benzene towards electrophilic substitution.
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How are the following conversions carried out ? (Write the reactions and conditions in each case):

Ethanol to propan-2-ol

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How are the following conversions carried out ? (Write the reactions and conditions in each case):

Phenol to acetophenone.