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Chapter 10.3: Acidity and Basicity of Alcohols
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#1
Front (Question)
Describe the acidity of alcohols
Back (Answer)
• Alcohols can function as both weak acids (proton donors) and weak bases (proton acceptors)
#2
Front (Question)
How does an alcohol act in the presence of strong acids?
Back (Answer)
• In the presence of strong acids, the oxygen atom of an alcohol is a base and reacts with an acid by proton transfer to form an oxonium ion