What is the reason why tertiary alcohols cannot be oxidized?

Q: 20. Which of the molecules are primary alcohols?

A: Answer: Primary alcohols will be the type of alcohols in which -OH group is attached to primary…

Q: WHich of the following statements are correct about alcohols? I. The physical and chemical…

A: This is a question from organic chemistry. Alcohol is a functional group.

Q: How are the melting points and boiling points of alkanes are related to their structure

A: To explain: The relationship between the melting point and boiling point of alkanes to their…

Q: Explain the General Features of Reactions of Alcohols ?

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Q: What are the characteristics of aldehydes and ketones

A: Aldehydes and ketones are having carbonyl functional group (>C=O). Characteristics reactions of…

Q: Describe the difference between an aldehyde and a ketone, and indicate how each differs from an…

A: Both aldehydes and ketones are carbonic chemicals containing a carbonyl group. A carbonyl group…

Q: How many water molecules would be produced by the complete combustion of one straight chained butane…

A: The molecular formula of butane is C4H10. Since hydrocarbons undergo combustion reaction i.e…

Q: Define Preparation of Alcohols ?

A: Alcohol compounds has hydroxyl group attached to carbon atom.

Q: Define unsaturated and saturated in terms of hydrocarbons, and give an example for each:…

A: Unsaturated hydrocarbons:  hydrocarbons that contain one or more multiple ( double or triple ) bonds…

Q: true or false you cannot oxidize a tertiary alcohol.

A: Alcohols may be organized to give aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids.

Q: Waxes belong to which class of compounds?

A: Organic functional groups are  1. Esters.  (RCOOR ) 2. Alcohols (R-OH ) 3. Carboxylic acid (RCOOH)…

Q: Classify each alcohol as a primary, secondary, or tertiary alcohol.

A: The given compounds are,

Q: Carbinol is also known as isopropyl alcohol methanol ethanol denatured alcohol ООО О

A: Carbinol is derivative of alchol.

Q: Draw an example of each of the following molecules a) Alcohols b) Aldehydes c) Carboxylic acids d)…

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Q: An alcohol can be oxidized to produce an aldehyde. What aldehyde is produced by the oxidation of…

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Q: Explain why alcohols have higher boiling points than compounds of similar molecular mass.

A: Hydrogen bond (frequently imprecisely shortened H-bond) is essentially an electrostatic attraction…

Q: Why are aldehydes and ketones relatively weaker than alcohol in the context of hydrogen bond…

A: Aldehydes and ketones are relatively weaker than alcohol in the context of hydrogen bond formation.…

Q: Aldehydes and Ketones have lower boiling points than corresponding alcohols. Why ?

A: Aldehydes and Ketones have lower boiling points than corresponding alcohols.

Q: Name the structures of aldehydes and ketones below:

A: The IUPAC name of the compound can be written on the basis of the number of carbon atoms in the main…

Q: Explain the differences between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. (In few words)

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Q: In general terms, compare the chemical properties of unsaturated and saturated hydrocarbons.

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Q: What is meant by denatured alcohol?What is the need to denature alcohol?

A: Denatured alcohol is ethyl alcohol in which small amount of poisonous substances like methanol and…

Q: what does denatured alcohol contains?

A: Denatured alcohol: It is an ordinary ethanol; denaturing refers to not being able to drink it…

Q: Define the name and structural equation for the reaction between propan-2-ol and the oxidising agent

A: The Jones Oxidation allows the conversion of secondary alcohols to ketones. Jones reagent is a…

Q: The reaction between an Alcohol and Carboxylic Acid is called? (A) Hydrolysis (B) Hydration (C)…

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Q: Explain the reaction of aldehydes and ketones with nitrogen ?

A: The reaction of aldehydes and ketones with nitrogen with 1o amine to form imine derivative is known…

Q: When an alcohol is oxidised what is the functional group of the product?

A: Alcohol can be defined as the functional group in which hydroxyl (OH) group is attached to the…

Q: Why is an acid catalyst needed for the hydration of unsaturated hydrocarbons

A: Unsaturated hydrocarbons are organic compounds made up of carbon and hydrogen only and there is a…

Q: Primary alcohols can be. _to aldehydes. oxidized O reduced

A: Alcohol undergo oxidation to form aldehyde or ketone or carboxylic acid.

Q: Differentiate petroleum ether and sulfuric ether in terms of composition

A: Ether is an organic compound containing the -O- linkage attached to two carbon atoms.

Q: What effect does the addition of branches have upon the intermolecular forces between hydrocarbons

A: Hydrocarbons are generally non polar. So the intermolecular forces present in them is the weak van…

Q: Give the different properties between Aldehydes and Ketones.

A: Aldehydes and ketones are both containing C=O group. The one sigma and one pi- bond exist between…

Q: In what way is an alcohol functional group different from that of a carboxylic acid?

A: The term organic compounds can be termed as the class of chemical compounds wherein one or more…

Q: Oxidation of secondary alcohols results in the formation of?

A: secondary alcohols are those in Which carbon through which OH is attached is further attached to two…

Q: what is the major product formed in the hydration reaction of 5-ethyl-2-methyl-2-hexane?

A: Acid  catalyzed  hydration of alkene. Correction  in question  it's  hexene not hexane  if hexane…

Q: Differentiate aldehydes from ketones based on chemical structure.

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Q: What are the components of denatured alcohol?

A: Denaturing of alcohol simply means that adding methanol (CH3OH) to it. The addition of methanol…

Q: Draw the structure for alcohol. 2-methyl-1-propanol

A: IUPAC full form is International Union of Pure Applied and Chemistry. IUPAC is used to name the…

Q: What are the generic structures for aldehydes and ketones?

A: The generic formula of aldehydes is given below:

Q: What kind of intermolecular forces act between a chloromethane molecule and a hydrogen chloride…

A: Types of intermolecular forces: There are several types of intermolecular forces :  1. Ion-dipole…

Q: Describe an experimental test that you would perform to distinguish between a primary alcohol, an…

A: Given: Distinguish between a primary alcohol, an alkene and an aldehyde by  experimental test.

Q: Draw the structure for alcohol.2-methyl-3-pentanol

A: The structure of the given alcohol can be drawn as, 2-methyl-3-pentanol

Q: Explain the characteristic reaction of aldehydes and ketones ?

A: Characteristic reaction of aldehydes:

Q: Describe how ethanol is made.

A: Ethanol is also termed as ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol. It's molecular formula is C2H5OH. Ethanol…

Q: Discuss the intermolecular forces involved in organic compounds. ) 4-Ethyl-3,4-dimethyloctane )…

A: Introduction: We have to discuss the intermolecular forces.

Q: what is the trend in the oxidizability of alcohols?

A: Oxidation in simple language in addition of oxygen or removal of hydrogen . In organic chemistry ,…