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Alcohols are soluble in water while alkyl halides arenot, although both are polar compounds. Explain.

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MODERN PUBLICATION-ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS-EXERCISE
  1. How will you convert ethanol to ethanoic acid ?

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  2. Why has phenol, higher boiling point than toluene ?

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  3. Alcohols are soluble in water while alkyl halides arenot, although bot...

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  4. How do you convert the following : Phenol to anisole.

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  5. How will you convert : Propan-2-ol to 2-methylpropan-2-ol?

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  6. Express 3108 in roman numbers.

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  7. Express 3110 in roman numbers.

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  8. Write the equation involved in the acetylation of salicylic acid.

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  9. With the help of valance bond theory explain the hybridisation and ge...

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  10. CH3OC2H5+HI overset (excess) rarr A+B Give structures of A and B produ...

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  11. With the help of valance bond theory explain the magnetic nature of...

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  12. How would you convert the following: Phenol to benzene.

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  13. How would you convert the following: Phenol to benzoquinone.

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  14. How would you convert the following: butene to butan-1-ol .

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  15. How will you distinguish between benzyl alcohol and phenol?

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  16. How do you account for the miscibility of ethoxy ethane with water.

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  17. Among HI and HBr, which is a better reagent for cleavage of ether?

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  18. Explain why phenol behaves as an acid ?

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  19. Express 3111 in roman numbers.

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  20. How do you account for the miscibility of ethoxy ethane with water.

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