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How would you account for the following : The boiling points of ethers are much lower than those of the alcohols of comparable molar masses.

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MODERN PUBLICATION-ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS-EXERCISE
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  2. Why is phenol acidic than ethanol? .

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  3. How would you account for the following : The boiling points of ethers...

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  4. Name the reagent used in the following reaction : oxidation of primary...

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  5. Name the reagents used in the following reaction: Butan-2-one to butan...

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  6. How will you convert : Phenol to 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol ?

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  7. Complete the following reaction equation:

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  8. Explain the mechanism of the following reaction : Acid catalysed dehyd...

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  9. Illustrate the following reaction giving a chemical equation : Kolbe's...

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  10. Illustrate the following reaction giving a chemical equation : William...

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  11. How can you distinguish primary, secondary and teriary alcohols by Luc...

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  12. Explain the formation of coin metal?

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  13. Explain how does the -OH group attached to a carbon of benzene ring ac...

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  14. Which is steam volatile : ortho or para-nitrophenol .

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  15. How will you convert : Phenol to 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol ?

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  16. How will you obtain :2-Methyl propene from 2-methyl propanol.

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  17. Why are alcohols comparatively more soluble in water than the correspo...

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  18. Explain the formation of gun metal alloy?

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  19. With the help of valance bond theory explain the magnetic nature of [...

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  20. Draw the structure and name the product formed if the following alcoho...

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