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What happens when ethyl alcohol is treated with HI and red phosphorous ?

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Ethyl alcohol is reduced to ethane when treated with HI and red phosphorous.
`C_2H_5OH + 2HIoverset("red P")(rarr)C_2H_6 + I_6 + H_2O`
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AAKASH SERIES-ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS-EXAMPLES
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  2. How do you distinguish between methyl alcohol and ethyl alcohol?

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  5. Write structures of prudlucts of the following reactions : I) CH3CH=...

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  6. Show how are the following alcohols are prepared by the reaction of a ...

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  7. Arrange the following sets of compounds in order of their increasing b...

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  8. Write the aromatic structures of all isomers with the formula C7H8O.

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  9. What is the tautomer of phenol ? Which is more stable ?

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  10. How is salicylic acid converted to phenol?

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  11. Explain the method of preparation of resorcinol from benzene.

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  12. Phenol decolourises reddish brown colour of bromine, though it is not ...

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  13. Write the decreasing order of acidic strengths of the following: A :...

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  14. Write the electrophile and intermediate in Reimer-Tiemann reaction.

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  15. What is the reason for the formation of tribromo phenol when phenol is...

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  16. Phenol is treated with C Cl(4) in presence of NaOH. What happens ?

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  17. Write the structures of the major products expected from the following...

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  18. Dehydration of alcohols is suitable for preparing ethers having primar...

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  19. Give one example of an ether which cannot be decomposed by HI.

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  20. Ether can be dried over sodium, but not alcohol. Why?

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