Exam 14: Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers

For the following set of reactants and reaction conditions, select a correct product characterization from the response list: primary alcohol, sulfuric acid, 180C.

In which of the following pairs of alcohols do both members of the pair contain two or more hydroxyl groups?

In a secondary alcohol, the hydroxyl-bearing carbon atom

Match the following alcohol characteristic(s) with names in the response list: contains isopropyl alcohol.

In which of the following pairs of names do both names represent the same alcohol?

Which of the following compounds contains two oxygen atoms?

Match the following structural formula with compound types in the response list: HO-CH₂-CH₂-OH.

The simplest alcohol, from a structural standpoint, contains how many carbon atoms and how many oxygen atoms?

Characterize EACH of the three given statements as being TRUE or FALSE and then indicate the collective true-false status of the statements using the choices: (1) Intramolecular alcohol dehydration converts an alcohol to an alkene. (2) An aryl group is an aromatic carbon-ring system from which one hydrogen atom has been removed. (3) Unlike alcohols, phenols are weak acids in solution.

For the following hydrocarbon derivative, select from the response list the correct molecular formula: tertiary-butyl alcohol.

Which of the following is an incorrect IUPAC name for a phenol derivative?

Match the following alcohol characteristic(s) with names in the response list: contains three -OH groups.

Match the following alcohol characteristic(s) with names in the response list: contains two carbons and one -OH group.

What is the IUPAC name for the ether whose common name is phenyl propyl ether?

Characterize EACH of the three given statements as being TRUE or FALSE and then indicate the collective true-false status of the statements using the choices: (1) Common names for alcohols have two words and IUPAC names for alcohols are only one word. (2) Mild oxidizing agents readily oxidize tertiary alcohols. (3) Cyclic ethers are examples of heterocyclic organic compounds.

Alcohols have higher boiling points than alkanes of similar molecular mass because:

In which of the following pairs of compounds are the two members of the pair constitutional isomers?

Match the following structural formula with compound types in the response list: CH₃-S-S-CH.

Characterize EACH of the three given statements as being TRUE or FALSE and then indicate the collective true-false status of the statements using the choices: (1) Propyl alcohol and methoxyethane are constitutional isomers. (2) Zaitsev's rule is used in predicting the major organic product from intermolecular alcohol dehydration. (3) An older name for methyl alcohol is grain alcohol.

For the following hydrocarbon derivative, select from the response list the correct molecular formula: ethoxyethane.