Chemistry
State the method of preparation of ethanol:
(a) by hydrolysis of ethene.
(b) by hydrolysis of ethyl bromide.
Related Questions
(a) What are alcohols? State their sources.
(b) Give general formulae of monohydric alcohol.
Give the:
(a) dot diagram of first member of alcohol.
(b) abbreviated formula of third member of alcohol.
(c) structure of second member of the alcohol group.
(d) structure of alcohol with 4 carbon atoms.
Halo alkanes reacts with alkalies to produce alcohol. Give the equation for the preparation of second member of homologous series of alcohol. State under what condition the reaction occur.
(a) How do the boiling point and melting point change in the homologous series of alcohols?
(b) Name the product formed when ethanol reacts with acetic acid. Give an equation.
(c) What is the name given to this type of reaction?