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Advanced Organic Chemistry Part 4. The chemistry of ALCOHOLS (and a mention of isomeric ethers)

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4.0 INDEX of all revision notes on the chemistry of alcohols

(plus a few notes on ethers which are isomeric with alcohols)

alcohols and ether structure and naming (c) doc b 4.1 Molecular Structure and Nomenclature of ALCOHOLS (and some ethers)

(Also includes how to name, write and display alcohol and ether formulae including isomers)

Multiple choice/type in name quiz on naming alcohols and ethers

Matching pair Quiz (1) on alcohol, phenol and ether structure

Matching pair Quiz (2) on alcohols, phenols & ethers

4.2 The laboratory synthesis and industrial manufacture of alcohols

4.3 Physical properties (boiling points, solubility) and intermolecular forces (including isomeric ethers)

4.4 Combustion of alcohols, enthalpies of combustion and use as fuels (plus a note on isomeric ethers)

4.5 Controlled oxidation of alcohols with selected oxidising agents

4.6A Important reactions with: metallic sodium, acid chlorides and carboxylic acids to give esters

4.6B Dehydration of alcohols to yield alkenes

4.7 Halogenation with hydrogen halides: Conversion of alcohols to halogenoalkanes

4.8 Chemical tests for alcohols

4.9 Examples of uses of alcohols and occurrence in biological molecules - biochemistry

4.10 Practice exam questions on alcohols (under development)

4.10 Answers to the practice exam questions on alcohols (under development)

You are given the infrared spectrum, mass spectrum, ¹H NMR spectrum and ¹³C NMR spectrum for an unknown molecule and one additional clue deduce the identity and molecular structure of the molecule

Question 02 Four spectra of molecule 02, empirical formula C₃H₈O * ANSWER

See also Part 15

Organic Chemistry Spectroscopy - examples of IR, mass, H-1 NMR and C-13 NMR spectra

and alcohols and ether spectra listed below

Quizzes based on alcohol structure

Multiple choice/type in name Quiz on the structure and naming aliphatic alcohols and ethers

Matching pair Quiz (1) on alcohol, phenol and ether structure

Matching pair Quiz (2) on alcohols, phenols & ethers

Alcohol reaction mechanisms

The following notes have basic reaction conditions, reagents and general equations as well as detailed notes on the mechanisms indicated (overlap because they were written before above sections 4.2 to 4.8 were compiled)

Conversion of an alcohol to a halogenoalkane mechanism

Elimination of water from an alcohol to give an alkene [acid catalysed, E1 and E2 mechanisms]

Esterification of acid chlorides with alcohols to give an ester mechanism

Some other associated pages

Summary of Organic Functional Groups

Quiz on Organic Structure Recognition

Summary of organic chemistry functional group tests

The shapes and bond angles of simple organic molecules

Isomerism in organic chemistry

All main spectra indexes found at THE SPECTRA OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Infrared spectra of ALCOHOLS (see below for isomeric ethers apart from methanol) The infrared spectrum of methanol The infrared spectrum of Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) The infrared spectrum of Propan-1-ol (1-propanol,) The infrared spectrum of Propan-2-ol (2-propanol) Infrared spectra of 4 isomeric alcohols of molecular formula C₄H₁₀O The infrared spectrum of butan-1-ol (1-butanol) The infrared spectrum of butan-2-ol (2-butanol) The infrared spectrum of 2-methylpropan-1-ol The infrared spectrum of 2-methylpropan-2-ol Infrared spectra of ethers The infrared spectrum of methoxymethane (dimethyl ether) (see isomeric ethanol) The infrared spectrum of methoxyethane (see two isomeric alcohols C₃H₈O) Infrared spectra of 3 isomeric ethers, molecular formula C₄H₁₀O (see 4 isomeric alcohols too) Infrared spectrum of ethoxyethane (diethyl ether) The infrared spectrum of 1-methoxypropane (methyl propyl ether) The infrared spectrum of 2-methoxypropane (methyl isopropyl ether) Infrared spectra of 3 isomeric compounds of molecular formula C₄H₈O₂ The infrared spectrum of 1,2-dioxane (a cyclic peroxide), not available The infrared spectrum of 1,3-dioxane (a cyclic ether) The infrared spectrum of 1,4-dioxane (a cyclic ether)	Mass spectra of ALCOHOLS (see below for isomeric ethers apart from methanol) The mass spectrum of methanol The mass spectrum of Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) The mass spectrum of Propan-1-ol (1-propanol) The mass spectrum of Propan-2-ol (2-propanol) Mass spectra of 4 isomeric alcohols of molecular formula C₄H₁₀O The mass spectrum of butan-1-ol (1-butanol,) The mass spectrum of butan-2-ol (2-butanol) The mass spectrum of 2-methylpropan-1-ol The mass spectrum of 2-methylpropan-2-ol Mass spectra of ethers The mass spectrum of methoxymethane (dimethyl ether) (see isomeric ethanol) The mass spectrum of methoxyethane (see two isomeric alcohols C₃H₈O) Mass spectra of 3 isomeric ethers, molecular formula C₄H₁₀O (see 4 isomeric alcohols too) The mass spectrum of ethoxyethane (diethyl ether) The mass spectrum of 1-methoxypropane (methyl propyl ether) The mass spectrum of 2-methoxypropane (methyl isopropyl ether) Mass spectra of 3 isomeric compounds of molecular formula C₄H₈O₂ The mass spectrum of 1,2-dioxane (a cyclic peroxide), not available The mass spectrum of 1,3-dioxane (a cyclic ether) The mass spectrum of 1,4-dioxane (a cyclic ether)
H-1 NMR spectra of ALCOHOLS (see below for isomeric ethers apart from methanol) The H-1 NMR spectrum of methanol The H-1 NMR spectrum of Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) The H-1 NMR spectrum of Propan-1-ol (1-propanol) The H-1 NMR spectrum of Propan-2-ol (2-propanol) 1H NMR spectra of 4 isomeric alcohols of molecular formula C₄H₁₀O The H-1 NMR spectrum of butan-1-ol (1-butanol) The H-1 NMR spectrum of butan-2-ol (2-butanol) The H-1 NMR spectrum of 2-methylpropan-1-ol The H-1 NMR spectrum of 2-methylpropan-2-ol H-1 proton NMR spectra of ethers The H-1 NMR spectrum of methoxymethane (dimethyl ether) (see isomeric ethanol) The H-1 NMR spectrum of methoxyethane (see 2 isomeric alcohols C₃H₈O) 1H NMR spectra of 3 isomeric ethers of molecular formula C₄H₁₀O (see 4 isomeric alcohols too) The H-1 NMR spectrum of Ethoxyethane (diethyl ether) The H-1 NMR spectrum of 1-methoxypropane (methyl propyl ether) The H-1 NMR spectrum of 2-methoxypropane (methyl isopropyl ether) H-1 spectra of 3 isomeric compounds of molecular formula C₄H₈O₂ The H-1 spectrum of 1,2-dioxane (a cyclic peroxide) The H-1 spectrum of 1,3-dioxane (a cyclic ether) The H-1 spectrum of 1,4-dioxane (a cyclic ether)	C-13 NMR spectra of ALCOHOLS (see below for isomeric ethers apart from methanol) The C-13 NMR spectrum of methanol The C-13 NMR spectrum Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) C-13 NMR spectrum of Propan-1-ol (1-propanol) The C-13 NMR spectrum of Propan-2-ol C13 NMR spectra of 4 isomeric alcohols of molecular formula C₄H₁₀O The C-13 NMR spectrum of butan-1-ol (1-butanol) The C-13 NMR spectrum of butan-2-ol (2-butanol) The C-13 NMR spectrum of 2-methylpropan-1-ol The C-13 NMR spectrum of 2-methylpropan-2-ol C-13 carbon-13 NMR spectra of ethers The C-13 NMR spectrum of methoxymethane (dimethyl ether) (see isomeric ethanol) The C-13 NMR spectrum of methoxyethane (see 2 isomeric alcohols C₃H₈O) C13 NMR spectra of 3 isomeric ethers of molecular formula C₄H₁₀O (see 4 isomeric alcohols too) The C-13 NMR spectrum of ethoxyethane The C-13 NMR spectrum of 1-methoxypropane (methyl propyl ether) The C-13 NMR spectrum of 2-methoxypropane (methyl isopropyl ether) C-13 spectra of 3 isomeric compounds of molecular formula C₄H₈O₂ The C-13 spectrum of 1,2-dioxane (a cyclic peroxide) The C-13 spectrum of 1,3-dioxane (a cyclic ether) The C-13 spectrum of 1,4-dioxane (a cyclic ether)

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