Part of OC-05 — Alcohols, Phenols & Ethers

Fill in the Blank — Active Recall Practice

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Complete the following (answers below):

  1. PCC oxidizes a primary alcohol to ________, while K2Cr2O7K_{2}Cr_{2}O_{7} oxidizes it to ________.
  2. The Lucas test reagent is ________ dissolved in ________.
  3. A 3° alcohol shows ________ turbidity in the Lucas test.
  4. Phenol has pKa ≈ ________, making it ________ acidic than ethanol (pKa ~16).
  5. The Kolbe reaction converts sodium phenoxide + CO2CO_{2} → ________.
  6. The intermediate in the Reimer-Tiemann reaction is ________.
  7. In Williamson synthesis, the alkyl halide used must be ________ degree.
  8. Phenol + Br2Br_{2}/H2OH_{2}O (no catalyst) → ________.
  9. -NO2NO_{2} group on phenol ________ (increases/decreases) its pKa, making it ________ acidic.
  10. NaBH4NaBH_{4} ________ (can/cannot) reduce carboxylic acids; ________ is required instead.
  11. The ease of dehydration order for alcohols is: ________ > ________ > ________.
  12. Diethyl ether SMILES is ________.

Answers:

  1. Aldehyde; Carboxylic acid
  2. ZnCl2ZnCl_{2}; concentrated HCl
  3. Immediate (within 5 min)
  4. ~10; more
  5. Salicylic acid (2-hydroxybenzoic acid)
  6. Dichlorocarbene (:CCl2CCl_{2})
  7. Primary (1°)
  8. 2,4,6-tribromophenol (white precipitate)
  9. Decreases; more
  10. Cannot; LiAlH4LiAlH_{4}
  11. 3° > 2° > 1°
  12. SMILES:CCOCC

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