Lesson Worksheet: Reactions of Alcohols Chemistry
In this worksheet, we will practice describing various reactions of alcohols and predicting what products are formed.
Q1:
Excess ethanol was reacted with concentrated sulfuric acid at to produce a product with the molecular formula . The product was found not to be an alkene or an alcohol. What class of molecule might the product be?
- AEther
- BKetone
- CEster
- DAlkane
- EAnhydride
Q2:
A piece of sodium metal was dropped into a sample of methanol.
What organic product, if any, is formed from this reaction?
- ASodium methyl
- BMethanoic acid
- CSodium methanoate
- DMethanal
- ESodium methoxide
What gas does this reaction produce?
- AWater vapor
- BHydrogen
- CCarbon dioxide
- DOxygen
- EMethane
Q3:
Which of the following is true upon the reaction of ethanol with sodium metal?
- AFormation of sodium ethoxide with the evolution of hydrogen gas
- BFormation of sodium ethoxide with the evolution of carbon dioxide gas
- CFormation of sodium acetate with the evolution of hydrogen gas
- DFormation of sodium acetate with the evolution of carbon dioxide gas
- EFormation of sodium ethoxide with the evolution of carbon monoxide gas
Q4:
The reaction scheme below shows various reactions a molecule of propan-2-ol can undergo:
Which product would be a ketone?
- AA
- BB
- CC
What name would product C have?
- A2-Chloropropan-2-ol
- B2-Chloropropane
- C1-Chloropropane
How many different positional isomers would result from the reaction to form product A?
- A1 isomer
- B2 isomers
- C4 isomers
- D3 isomers
Q5:
Consider the following reaction:
What product is formed from this reaction?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Q6:
Two different experiments were performed under different reaction conditions with propan-1-ol. Details on each experiment are shown in the scheme below.
What are the names of products A and B?
- AA: propanone, B: propanal
- BA: propanal, B: propanone
- CA: propanone, B: propanoic acid
- DA: propanoic acid, B: propanal
- EA: propanal, B: propanoic acid
Q7:
Fill in the blanks: Complete oxidation of ethanol using acidified potassium dichromate solution produces that has a odor.
- Aacetaldehyde, fruity
- Bethanoic acid, vinegary
- Cacetone, fruity
- Dmethanoic acid, pungent
- Eethanoic acid, fruity
Q8:
Acetic acid reacts with ethanol, forming ethyl acetate.
What catalyst could be used in this reaction?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
Which of the following is the other name of the ester produced?
- AEthyl ethanoate
- BEthyl methanoate
- CMethyl formate
- DMethyl propanoate
- EMethyl ethanoate
Q9:
The following product results from the oxidation of an alcohol:
Was the alcohol primary, secondary, or tertiary?
- ATertiary
- BPrimary
- CSecondary
Which of the following alcohols could the reactant be?
- A
- B
- C
- D
Q10:
The reaction scheme for the oxidation of 1-propanol is as follows:
What does the symbol represent in this reaction?
- AOxygen from an oxidizing agent
- BThe loss of an oxygen
- COxygen from the air
- DOxygen from the alcohol
- EThe addition of an oxygen
What general class of molecules does the product belong to?
- AEsters
- BAldehyde
- CCarboxylic acid
- DKetone
- EAmides
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