Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers - One Line Questions

1. Which functional group characterizes alcohols? — -OH
2. Which isomer of butanol is a tertiary alcohol? — tert-Butanol
3. What is the approximate pKa value for phenol? — 10
4. What is the product when glycerol is heated with concentrated sulfuric acid? — Acrolein
5. The functional group -OH attached to an aromatic ring is characteristic of: — Phenols
6. Ethers can be cleaved by strong acids like HI or HBr to form: — Alcohols and alkyl halides
7. The oxidation of a secondary alcohol yields which functional group? — Ketone
8. Williamson ether synthesis involves the reaction between: — An alkoxide and a primary alkyl halide
9. The reaction of an alkene with water in the presence of an acid catalyst produces: — An alcohol
10. What is the primary use of ethanol? — All of the above
11. The reaction of a phenol with formaldehyde in the presence of a base leads to the formation of: — Bakelite
12. What is the primary use of methanol? — Solvent and chemical feedstock
13. What is the chemical formula for salicylic acid, a derivative of phenol? — C6H4(OH)COOH
14. What is the common name for phenol? — Carbolic acid
15. What is the main product of the oxidation of a primary alcohol using a mild oxidizing agent like PCC? — Aldehyde
16. The Kolbe reaction involves the carboxylation of phenol with: — CO2 under pressure in the presence of sodium hydroxide
17. The dehydration of ethanol at 443 K in the presence of concentrated H2SO4 produces: — Ethylene
18. What is the IUPAC name for CH3-O-CH2CH3? — Methoxyethane
19. What is the IUPAC name for diethyl ether (CH3CH2-O-CH2CH3)? — Diethyl ether
20. Which of the following is an example of an unsymmetrical ether? — Ethyl methyl ether
21. What is the characteristic reaction of phenols that is not shown by aliphatic alcohols? — Electrophilic aromatic substitution
22. Phenols react with carboxylic acids in the presence of an acid catalyst to form: — Phenolic esters
23. What is the IUPAC name for CH3OH? — Methanol
24. Which alcohol is known as 'wood alcohol'? — Methanol
25. What is the common name for the alcohol 2-propanol? — Isopropyl alcohol
26. The reaction of an alcohol with an acid chloride or acid anhydride forms: — Ester
27. The dehydration of ethanol at 413 K in the presence of concentrated H2SO4 produces: — Diethyl ether
28. Which of the following is a method for preparing ethers via nucleophilic substitution? — Williamson ether synthesis
29. Which reagent is commonly used to convert alcohols to alkyl halides? — SOCl2 (Thionyl chloride)
30. Which of the following is a method for preparing phenols? — Fusion of sodium benzene sulfonate with NaOH
31. In the Lucas test, tertiary alcohols react: — Immediately
32. Phenols are more acidic than aliphatic alcohols due to: — Resonance stabilization of the phenoxide ion
33. Which of the following reagents can be used to convert a carboxylic acid to a primary alcohol? — LiAlH4
34. Which of the following is a test to distinguish between primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols? — Lucas test
35. Which of the following can be used to test for the presence of a methyl group attached to the hydroxyl group in an alcohol (i.e., primary alcohols of the type RCH2OH)? — Iodoform test
36. Which alcohol is known as 'grain alcohol'? — Ethanol
37. The C-O bond in ethers is: — Polar
38. What is the product of the reaction of phenol with bromine water? — 2,4,6-Tribromophenol
39. The reaction of phenols with dilute nitric acid produces: — o-Nitrophenol and p-Nitrophenol
40. Which of the following is a characteristic reaction of ethers? — Cleavage by strong acids
41. Which of the following is a method to prepare ethers? — Dehydration of alcohols
42. Which type of alcohol is ethanol (CH3CH2OH)? — Primary alcohol
43. The compound CH3-CH(OH)-CH3 is a: — Secondary alcohol
44. Which type of alcohol can be oxidized to a ketone? — Secondary alcohol
45. Which of the following is an ether functional group? — R-O-R'
46. Which compound is formed when phenol reacts with sodium hydroxide? — Sodium phenoxide
47. The boiling point of alcohols is higher than ethers of comparable molecular mass due to: — Hydrogen bonding
48. Which of the following is NOT a property of ethers? — They are highly polar
49. Tertiary alcohols are resistant to oxidation under normal conditions because: — They have no alpha-hydrogens
50. The reaction of an alcohol with acetyl chloride produces an ester and: — HCl
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