Alcohols
Topics Covered:-
- Introduction
- Nomenclature, isomerism and classification of monohydric alcohol
- Distinction of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols by Victor Meyer’s Method
- Preparation of monohydric alcohols from Haloalkane, primary amines, and esters
- Industrial preparation alcohol from: oxo process, hydroboration-oxidation of ethene & fermentation of sugar
- Definition of common terms: Absolute alcohol, power alcohol, denatured alcohol (methylated spirit), rectified spirit; alcoholic beverage
- Physical properties monohydric alcohols
- Chemical properties of monohydric alcohols
- Reaction with HX, PX3, PCl5, SOCl2
- Action with reactive metals like Na, K, Li
- Dehydration of alcohols
- Oxidation of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohol with mild oxidizing agents like acidified KMnO4 or K2Cr2O7
- Catalytic dehydrogenation of 1° and 2°alcohol and dehydration of 3°alcohol
- Esterification reaction
- Test of ethanol
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Notes By: Bikash Pandeya
