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Write the chemical equation for the preparation of phenol from benzene using oleum and sodium hydroxide.

Important Questions on Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 22
Write Reimer-Tiemann reaction giving an example.
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 23
Why is that phenol is acidic and hexanol is neutral towards a solution of NaOH?
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 23
Give reasons for the following: Phenol does not undergo protonation easily.
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 24
Give a chemical test to distinguish between butan-2-ol and 2-methyl propan-2-ol.
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 24
Of ethanol and n -propanol which one gives iodoform test and why does the other one not do so?
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 25
Explain giving reasons why phenol has a smaller dipole moment than methanol ?
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 25

Explain giving reasons why phenol undergoes electrophilic substitution reactions.

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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 1

Write the reactions and the conditions involved in the conversion of :

Propene to propan-1-ol