Reactions of Alcohols

Pregunta	Respuesta
Oxidise a PRIMARY alcohol: what does it form - functional group?	Aldehyde C=O
Oxidise a PRIMARY alcohol: what must you do to prevent further oxidation?	Distil immediately
Oxidise a PRIMARY alcohol: what colour change occurs to what part of the reaction mixture?	Acidified dichromate ions (potassium dichromate) Orange to Green
Oxidise a PRIMARY alcohol: what must be present as part of the conditions of the reaction but do not affect the products?	K2Cr2O7 + H2SO4
Oxidise a PRIMARY alcohol: What happens if you heat stronger under REFLUX with excess acidified dichromate?	Pass through aldehyde stage to carboxylic acid C=O l OH
Oxidise a SECONDARY alcohol: conditions?	K2Cr2O7 + H2SO4 + heat
Oxidise a SECONDARY alcohol: Product? Functional group?	Ketone C ll O in middle of molecule (where OH group was)
Can you oxidise a tertiary alcohol?	no
Conditions for ESTERIFICATION?	warm acid catalyst - usually conc. sulphuric
DEHYDRATION of an alcohol (primary or secondary): what are the possible catalysts? conditions?	Conc. H2SO4 / Conc. H3PO4 heat reflux
what do you form when you dehydrate an alcohol?	alkene + water
Conditions for Fermentation?	Yeast 37 degrees C
Fermentation Equation?	C6H12O6(aq) --> 2CH3CH2OH(aq) + 2CO2
Why do alcohols dissolve in water?	Hydrogen bonds form between the polar OH groups of the alcohol and water molecules

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