Reactions of Alcohols

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Reactions of Alcohols

By: Isman Kurniawan

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Oxidation States of
Alcohols

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Oxidation States of
Alcohols
Oxidation of secondary alcohols

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Oxidation States of
Alcohols
Oxidation of primary alcohols

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Exercise
Predict the products of the reactions of the
following compounds with chromic acid
and also with PCC

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Reactions of Alcohols
with Hydrohalic Acids

General reaction

Mechanism of reaction of a tertiary alcohol

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Reactions of Alcohols
with Hydrohalic Acids

Mechanism of reaction of a tertiary alcohol

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Reactions of Alcohols
with Hydrohalic Acids

Mechanism of reaction of a primary alcohol

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Exercise
Propose a mechanism for the reaction of

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Dehydration Reactions
of Alcohols
Mechanims of acid-catalyzed dehydration

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Dehydration Reactions
of Alcohols
Mechanims of acid-catalyzed dehydration

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Dehydration Reactions
of Alcohols
Ionization of the protonated alcohol, with
rearrangement

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Exercise
Predict the product of the sulfuric acid-

catalyzed dehydration of the following


alcohols. When more than one product is
expected, label the major and minor
products.

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Dehydration Reactions
of Alcohols
Bimolecular dehydration to form ethers

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Esterification of
Alcohols

General reaction

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Exercise
Show the alcohol and the acid chloride you
would use to make the following esters.

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Reactions of Alkoxides
The Williamson ether synthesis

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Assignment
th
(Deadline : August 6 )
Show how you would make each

compound, beginning with an alcohol of


your choice.

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