Complete the following (answers below):
- PCC oxidizes a primary alcohol to ________, while oxidizes it to ________.
- The Lucas test reagent is ________ dissolved in ________.
- A 3° alcohol shows ________ turbidity in the Lucas test.
- Phenol has pKa ≈ ________, making it ________ acidic than ethanol (pKa ~16).
- The Kolbe reaction converts sodium phenoxide + → ________.
- The intermediate in the Reimer-Tiemann reaction is ________.
- In Williamson synthesis, the alkyl halide used must be ________ degree.
- Phenol + / (no catalyst) → ________.
- - group on phenol ________ (increases/decreases) its pKa, making it ________ acidic.
- ________ (can/cannot) reduce carboxylic acids; ________ is required instead.
- The ease of dehydration order for alcohols is: ________ > ________ > ________.
- Diethyl ether SMILES is ________.
Answers:
- Aldehyde; Carboxylic acid
- ; concentrated HCl
- Immediate (within 5 min)
- ~10; more
- Salicylic acid (2-hydroxybenzoic acid)
- Dichlorocarbene (:)
- Primary (1°)
- 2,4,6-tribromophenol (white precipitate)
- Decreases; more
- Cannot;
- 3° > 2° > 1°
SMILES:CCOCC