The boiling point of ethyl alcohol is much higher than that of dimethyl ether and , though both have the same molecular weight. The reason for this is:
Ether is insoluble in water
Methyl groups are attached to oxygen in ether
Dipole moment of ethyl alcohol is less
Ethyl alcohol shows hydrogen bonding
Related Questions
Consider the reaction of a chiral secondary alcohol with thionyl chloride (). Which of the following statements regarding the stereochemistry of the product is MOST accurate?
The reaction proceeds with inversion of configuration.
The reaction proceeds predominantly with retention of configuration.
The reaction proceeds with complete racemization.
The stereochemistry of the product is unpredictable.
The products and obtained in the following reactions, respectively, are:
$\begin{aligned}
& 3 \ ROH + \ PCl_3 \rightarrow 3 \ RCl + A \
& \ ROH + \ PCl_5 \rightarrow \ RCl + \ HCl + B
\end{aligned}$
and
and
and
and
Alcohols cannot be prepared from
{\rm{C}}{{\rm{H}}_3} - \mathop {\rm{C}}\limits^{\mathop {||}\limits^{\rm{O}} } - {\rm{OC}}{{\rm{H}}_3}{\rm{\;}}\mathop o \limits^{{\rm{\;Na}}/{\rm{EtOH\;\;}}}
2 mole of ethanol are burnt. The amount of obtained will be:
132 g
44 g
176 g
88 g
Glyoxal is:
β
=
β
=
Oxidation of allyl alcohol, =β gives a mixture of oxalic acid and formic acid. If this oxidation is done in presence of bromine. One would expect only:
Oxalic acid
Formic acid
Succinic acid
Acrylic acid
Methanol cannot be dried with anhydrous because
dissolves in it
It is not good dehydrating agent
It forms a solid
It reacts with
In the reaction of butanol with , what are the products formed besides butyl chloride?
and
and
and
and
Primary and secondary alcohols on action of reduced copper give:
Aldehydes and ketones respectively
Ketones and aldehydes respectively
Only aldehydes
Only ketones
