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In alcohols the group that replaces a hydrogen atom is OH?
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Why tertiary alcohol reacts with metallic sodium less rapidly than primary alcohol?
Tertiary alcohols have a bulky alkyl group bonded to the carbon atom that carries the hydroxyl group. This bulky group hinders the approach of the sodium atom, making the reaction less rapid. In contrast, primary alcohols have a smaller alkyl group and allow for easier access and reaction with metallic sodium.
Do hydrogen bonds REsult from the loss of neutrons by an atom?
Hydrogen bond doesn't involve neutrons. A hydrogen bond is the electromagnetic attractive interaction of a polar hydrogen atom in a molecule or chemical group and an electronegative atom, such as nitrogen, oxygen or fluorine, from another molecule or chemical group.
What amino acid molecule includes a central carbon atom bonded to a carboxyl group and a hydrogen atom?
An amino group and an R group
What is an alkane in which a halogen atom replaces one or more hydrogen atoms on a carbon chain?
halo alkane or alkyl halides
What element is based on the amino group of an amino acid?
nitrogenAmino acids are made up of a carbon atom with four groups attached: an amino group, an acid group, a hydrogen atom, and an R group. The amino group is made up of one nitrogen atom with three hydrogen atoms attached to it.
Why do sodium metal react with 2-propanol?
Sodium reacts with all liquids having -OH group as water , alcohols, phenols and carboxylic acids. 2- propanol is isopropyl alcohol so sodium forms Sodium isopropoxide and evolves hydrogen gas.
How are alcohols different from hydrocarbons?
They've got an oxygen atom between the carbon backbone (or atom, in the case of methanol) and a hydrogen atom at one or more points. This pair of atoms, an oxygen and a hydrogen, is called a hydroxyl group. There are a LOT of different alcohols. Some have only one hydroxyl group. These are the monohydric alcohols, of which there are three: methanol, ethanol and isopropanol. Some have two, and these are the diols. The glycols are diols. Alcohols with three hydroxyl groups are triols. Glycerol is a triol. The final group are the polyols, which have more than three hydroxyls - in most cases thousands of them. Most polyols are used to make plastic.
What do all alcohols have in common?
The hydroxyl group (-OH) is the functional group that defines alcohols.
Which are functional groups?
n.An atom or group of atoms, such as a carboxyl group, that replaces hydrogen in an organic compound and that defines the structure of a family of compounds and determines the properties of the family.Read more: functional-group
An ionic compound that forms when a metal atom replaces the hydrogen of an acid is known as a?
its A
Why tertiary alcohol reacts with metallic sodium less rapidly than primary alcohol?
Tertiary alcohols have a bulky alkyl group bonded to the carbon atom that carries the hydroxyl group. This bulky group hinders the approach of the sodium atom, making the reaction less rapid. In contrast, primary alcohols have a smaller alkyl group and allow for easier access and reaction with metallic sodium.
Why can't tertiary alcohols be oxidized?
Simple answer ... you need at least one hydrogen attached to carbinol carbon. in other words, you have a hydrogen on the oxygen to give you the hydroxyl group that is attached to the carbinol carbon, but you also need a hydrogen coming off that carbon. The reason - your reagent, such as chromic acid, joins with the alcohol at the position of the hydroxyl group, which leads to an H2O molecule being shot off. The chromic acid provides the -OH of that water, but takes the H off the hydroxyl group to get the 2nd hydrogen atom. You would now have a chromate ester + water. The water then takes off a hydrogen atom attached to the carbinol carbon, which leaves the electrons to form a double bond with the Oxygen atom. Without the hydrogen attached to the carbinol carbon ... like in a tertiary alcohol ... oxidation could only take place by breaking carbon-carbon bonds, which requires severe conditions. Even if this did happen, you would get a mixture of products.
An ionic compound that forms when a metal atom or a positive radical replaces the hydrogen of an acid?
Salt.
What is an ionic compound that forms when a metal atom or a positive radical replaces the hydrogen of an acid?
salt
Is alcohol a polar or non-polar molecule?
The formula for alcohol (ethanol) is CH3CH2OH. The OH group has a polar bond, as in water, because the oxygen atom is more electronegative than the hydrogen atom. This means the oxygen has a greater attraction for the shared electrons in the bond than the hydrogen does. The oxygen therefore carries a slight negative charge, leaving the hydrogen with a slight positive charge ie the bond is polar. The polar OH group can then form hydrogen bonds with water, allowing the two substances to mix with each other. See: http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/162othermolecules.html
Phenol are acidic in nature but alcohol not yet?
Phenol is more acidic than alcohols since the negative charge that is acquired by removal of a hydrogen atom can be delocalised into the molecules ring structure. acyclic alcohols cannot "spread" this charge as well as conjugated systems and thus will less readily lose their hydrogen atom.
Do hydrogen bonds REsult from the loss of neutrons by an atom?
Hydrogen bond doesn't involve neutrons. A hydrogen bond is the electromagnetic attractive interaction of a polar hydrogen atom in a molecule or chemical group and an electronegative atom, such as nitrogen, oxygen or fluorine, from another molecule or chemical group.
