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No, ethers are generally less reactive than alcohols. Alcohols have a hydroxyl group (-OH) that can participate in various chemical reactions such as oxidation, dehydration, and nucleophilic substitution. Ethers, on the other hand, lack such a reactive functional group and are generally more inert.
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Are cyclic ethers more nucleophilic than free alcohols?
Not necessarily, it depends upon structure and size of molecule, usually free alcohols are more nucleophilic.
Is mercury more reactive than zinc?
Zinc is more reactive than mercury.
Is calcium more reactive than strontium?
No, strontium is more reactive than calcium.
Polyhydroxyl alcohols are alcohols with more than one hydroxyl group attached to a carbon sequence?
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Is lithium or Neon more reactive?
Lithium is more reactive than Neon.
Are ethers least reactive?
Ethers are the least reactive class of organic compounds, moreover they are also less reactive than water
Are cyclic ethers more nucleophilic than free alcohols?
Not necessarily, it depends upon structure and size of molecule, usually free alcohols are more nucleophilic.
Does Ether have a higher boiling point than alcochol?
no..ethers are always low in boiling point than alcohol due to alcohols hydrogen bonds
Are amines better nucleophiles than alcohols?
Yes! Amines are much better nucleophiles than alcohols. The oxygen-hydrogen bond of alcohols is characterized by a strong induction effect as oxygen is an electronegative atom. Nitrogen is less electronegative than oxygen and so is not able to accommodate negative charges. Nitrogen as a nucleophile or base is less stable and therefore more reactive.
Is magnesium more reactive than sodium?
sodium is more reactive than magnesium!
What is the difference between alochol and oil?
Both alcohols and oil are organic compounds. The hydrocarbons in crude oil are mostly alkanes, cycloalkanes and various aromatic hydrocarbons, and tend not to contain oxygen, nitrogen, etc. Alcohols DO contain oxygen, in the form of the functional -OH alcoholic group. Alcohols are more reactive than the compounds in oil.
Would a metal in group 13 be more or less reactive than a metal in group 12?
Zn is more reactive than Ga, Cd is more reactive than In; but Tl is more reactive than Hg.
Is mercury more reactive than zinc?
Zinc is more reactive than mercury.
What metal is more reactive than cesium?
Plutonium is more reactive than Cesium.
Is beryllium more reactive than strontium?
No, strontium is more reactive than beryllium.
Is Sodium is more reactive than magnesium.?
sodium is more reactive than magnesium!
Is sulfur more reactive than sulfur?
No. Sulfur is more reactive than iron.
