Example 7.3
Chapter 7: ALCOHOLS,PHENOLS AND ETHERS · CHEMISTRY · EN medium
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Alcohols are versatile compounds. They react both as nucleophiles and electrophiles. The bond between O–H is broken when alcohols react as nucleophiles. . . Chemical Reactions Alcohols as nucleophiles (i) (ii) The bond between C–O is broken when they react as electrophiles. Protonated alcohols react in this manner. Protonated alcohols as electrophiles Based on the cleavage of O–H and C–O bonds, the reactions of alcohols and phenols may be divided into two groups: (a) Reactions involving cleavage of O–H bond .
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Alcohols are versatile compounds. They react both as nucleophiles and electrophiles. The bond between O–H is broken when alcohols react as nucleophiles. .
. Chemical Reactions Alcohols as nucleophiles (i) (ii) The bond between C–O is broken when they react as electrophiles. Protonated alcohols react in this manner. Protonated alcohols as electrophiles Based on the cleavage of O–H and C–O bonds, the reactions of alcohols and phenols may be divided into two groups: (a) Reactions involving cleavage of O–H bond .
Acidity of alcohols and phenols (i) Reaction with metals : Alcohols and phenols react with active metals such as sodium, potassium and aluminium to yield corresponding alkoxides/phenoxides and hydrogen. In addition to this, phenols react with aqueous sodium hydroxide to form sodium phenoxides. Sodium phenoxide
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