Alcohols

Are alcohols capable of intermolecular hydrogen bonding?

Do alcohols have stronger intermolecular forces than alkanes and alkenes?

Are alcohols soluble in organic solvents?

Low molecular weight alcohols (6 C’s or less) are _______ in water.

Higher molecular weight alcohols (more than 6 C atoms) is ________ in water.

Compounds with two OH groups are called ____ or glycols.

Compounds with two OH groups are called diols or _______.

Compounds with three OH groups are called?

Is a useful solvent and a starting material for plastics, but it is toxic due to its oxidation in the liver.

Is the alcohol present in alcoholic beverages, and it is formed from the fermentation of carbohydrate chains.

Is the major component of rubbing alcohol, which is used to sterilize skin and medical instruments.

This diol is the major component of antifreeze; it is sweet tasting but extremely toxic.

This triol is used in lotions, liquid soap, and shaving cream; it is also sweet tasting, but nontoxic, so it can be used in food products.

Are very long, alcohol-containing, and naturally occurring polymers, synthesized primarily by plants.

The main carbohydrate in seeds and the roots of plants, and it can be metabolized by humans into glucose.

The major component of wood, cotton, and flax, gives rigidity to plants, however it cannot be metabolized by humans.

Oxidation results in a/an ________ in the number of C-O bonds.

Oxidation results in a/an ________ in the number of C-H bonds.

Can tertiary alcohols be oxidized?

Ethanol is converted to acetaldehyde by _______ _____________ and subsequently to acetate by aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH).

Ethanol is converted to acetaldehyde by alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and subsequently to acetate by ________ _____________ (ALDH).

Phenols will give a ___ color on the litmus test.

Phenol reacts with ferric ions to form ______ colored complex.

Are phenols weak or strong acids?