Consider the reaction of a chiral secondary alcohol with thionyl chloride ($SOCl_2$). Which of the following statements regarding the stereochemistry of the product is MOST accurate?

Which one can differentiate between ${{\rm{C}}_2}{{\rm{H}}_5}{\rm{OH}}$ and ${\rm{C}}{{\rm{H}}_3}{\rm{OH}}$?

Lucas reagent is used to distinguish among primary, secondary and tertiary:

The compound which gives turbidity immediately with Lucas reagent at room temperature is

Given below are two statements:

Statement – I: Lucas test distinguishes primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols based on their reactivity with concentrated HCl and $ZnCl_2$ (Lucas reagent).

Statement – II: Primary alcohols react most readily with the Lucas reagent, producing immediate turbidity at room temperature.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options below.

Which of the following is dihydric alcohol?

When phenyl magnesium bromide reacts with $t$-butanol, the product would be

Vapours of an alcohol were passed over hot reduced copper. It gave an olefin. The alcohol is:

Alkyd resins, made of glycerol are used:

For drying ether sodium metal can be used, but it cannot be used for drying ethyl alcohol because:

Which are explosives?