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    This document provides a homework assignment on alcohols. It contains 7 questions testing students' knowledge of alcohol structures, classifications, reactions with oxidizing agents, industrial production methods, and solubility properties. Students are asked to draw structures, classify alcohols, identify reaction products, choose compounds that meet certain criteria from a list, write chemical equations, and explain boiling points and solubility through diagrams. The questions cover topics like primary, secondary, tertiary alcohols, oxidation, ester formation, industrial alcohol synthesis from sugars and alkenes, and uses of alcohols.

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    This document provides a homework assignment on alcohols. It contains 7 questions testing students' knowledge of alcohol structures, classifications, reactions with oxidizing agents, industrial production methods, and solubility properties. Students are asked to draw structures, classify alcohols, identify reaction products, choose compounds that meet certain criteria from a list, write chemical equations, and explain boiling points and solubility through diagrams. The questions cover topics like primary, secondary, tertiary alcohols, oxidation, ester formation, industrial alcohol synthesis from sugars and alkenes, and uses of alcohols.

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    Homework Sheet 17

    Alcohols

    (Total of 30 marks)

    1. Butan-1-ol, butan-2-ol and 2-methylbutan-2-ol are examples of alcohols. a. Draw out the three displayed structures b. Classify each as either primary secondary or tertiary alcohols (3 marks) (3 marks)

    c. One of these cannot be oxidised with acidified potassium dichromate. Identify it. 2. Draw the structure of the oxidation product in each of the following reactions. In each case name the type of compound formed and the colour change of the reaction mixture. a. CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2OH and acidified potassium dichromate when the products formed are immediately distilled b. CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2OH and acidified potassium dichromate when the reaction mixture is refluxed until oxidation is complete c. CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3 and acidified potassium dichromate when the reaction mixture is refluxed until oxidation is complete 3. Choose from the following table one or more compounds A to H a. Compound(s) which are primary alcohols b. Compound(s) which are secondary alcohols c. Compound(s) which are tertiary alcohols d. Compound(s) which are esters e. Compound(s) which can react with compound A to form esters f. Compound(s) which can be oxidised by potassium dichromate in sulphuric acid to form aldehydes A E (6 marks) (6 marks)

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    Write out the two chemical equations for the industrial manufacture of alcohols. State the reaction conditions used in industry a. Fermentation of sugars b. From the reaction of alkenes (4 marks)

    5. Explain why ethanol has a higher boiling point than ethane (3 marks) 6. Draw a diagram to help to explain why ethanol dissolves in water but hexan-1-ol does not (2 marks) Extension Question 7. Find out some industrial uses of alcohols (3 marks)

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