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Alcohols
Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the colour change that occurs when alcohols are oxidised? | orange to green |
| What are the products when a primary alcohol is oxidised? | aldehyde (distillation) carboxylic acid (reflux) |
| What are the products when a secondary alcohol is oxidised? | ketone |
| What are the products when a tertiary alcohol is oxidised? | none, resistant to oxidation |
| Properties of alcohols | low volatility and high boiling points-compared to alkanes |
| Why? | hydrogen bonds |
| Solubility | first 3 dissolve in water, form hydrogen bonds between OH- and H20. Large alcohols the carbon chain is too long, non polar. |
| How is ethanol manufactured? | steam hydration (of ethene) with an acid catalyst. 300C and 6atm |
| How else is ethanol manufactured? | fermentation of glucose 37C and yeast produces CO2 |
| Ethanol is used for... | alcoholic drinks biofuel |
| methylated sprits | industrial solvent |
| methanol | chemical feedstock unleaded petrol |