Exam 13: Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers

The phenol used in some mouthwashes and throat lozenges is _____ .

The boiling point for ethers should be much higher than alkanes of similar formula mass.  This is due to the fact that the C - O bond is much more polar that the C - C bond.

Predict the major product of the following reaction.

Oxidation of a thiol produces a _____ .

What is the IUPAC name for HOCH₂CHOHCH₂OH?

Secondary alcohols are usually oxidized to aldehydes.

An ether can be produced by dehydration of a pair of alcohols.

One reason that a person taking antidepressants should not consume alcoholic beverages, is that alcohol is also a depressant.

A phenol used as an antioxidant food additive in vegetable oil is _____ .

An infant with fetal alcohol syndrome could exhibit which of the following characteristics?

Oxidation of a tertiary alcohol will produce a(n)____.

Which of the following would be made from an alcohol by a dehydration reaction?

Which of the following is produced from the following reaction?

Because phenol contains a hydroxy, it is referred to as an alcohol, but the presence of the benzene ring takes phenol out of the alcohol class. The reason is that phenol is remarkably stable and is not able to react chemically as an alcohol.

Functional groups are usually the center of reactivity in an organic compound.

Ethers are ____ in water.

​ Identify the compound being produced in the given dehydration reaction.

Methyl alcohol can be dehydrated to form an alkene.

The molecules of compound 1 can hydrogen bond with each other but those of compound 2 cannot.

Phenol earned a place in history as an antiseptic, but is commonly used today as an anesthetic.