Drill: Name: OH

Alcohols

Hydrocarbons with a hydroxyl (-OH) as its main functional group

Alcohols R H :O: :O: H H

Primary Alcohols Hydroxyl (-OH) on an end carbon R-CH 2 -OH

Secondary Alcohols Hydroxyl (-OH) on a carbon inside a chain R-CH-R OH

Tertiary Alcohols Hydroxyl (-OH) at a branch point R R-C-R OH

Naming Alcohols CH 3 -OHMethanol CH 3 CH 2 -OH Ethanol etc

Naming Alcohols CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 -OH 1-propanol OH CH 3 CHCH 3 2-propanol or isopropanol

Naming Alcohols CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 -OH 1-butanol OH CH 3 CH 2 CHCH 3 2-butanol or isobutanol

Naming Alcohols CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 -OH t-butanol OH CH 3 - C-CH 3 CH 3

Cyclohexanol OH

Phenol OH

1,2-ethanediol HO-CH 2 - CH 2 -OH Ethylene glycol

1,2-propanediol OH CH 3 -CH- CH 2 -OH Propylene glycol

1,2,3-propanetriol OH HO-CH 2 -CH-CH 2 -OH Glycerol(glycerin)

Making Alcohols

Displacement Reactions Where 1 atom or group displaces another

Making Alcohols with Displacement Rxns R-X + MOH R-OH + MX H 2 O 100 o C

Examples of Alcohol Production CH 3 -I + KOH CH 3 -OH + KI H 2 O 100 o

Examples of Alcohol Production CH 3 CH 3 H-C-Cl + KOH H-C-OH + KCl CH 3 CH 3 H 2 O 100 o

Name Reactant & Predict & Name the Product Br H 2 O 100 o C + NaOH

OH + NaBr Cyclohexanol

Name the reactant and Predict and Name the Products I + KOH Press. 350 o C

Hydroxybenzene or Phenol OH + KI

Name the reactants, then predict & name the products I + KOH Heat press

2-methyl-2-butanol t-pentanol OH + KI