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Which is the product in the reaction of an alcohol C2H6O with itself?
The product of the reaction of an alcohol C2H6O with itself is ethyl ether (C4H10O).
Why is benzyl alcohol soluble in ether?
it is soluble in ether because both molecules are nonpolar. "like dissolves like!" :)
Why can't alcohol be substituted for ether as an extraction solvent?
No, alcohol is a polar solvent and extracts only polar components while ether is used to extract the non polar constituents.
Which is called king of organic solvent?
ether
Why is barium chloride and alcohol used in the limit test for sulphates?
barium chloride reacts with a sulphate to produce barium sulphate which can be seen as a white precipitate and therefor identified.
Is ether a compound formed from compounding a carboxylic and an alcohol?
No - the reaction product of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid is an ESTER not an ether
What is the functional isomer of ether?
alcohol
Which is the product in the reaction of an alcohol C2H6O with itself?
The product of the reaction of an alcohol C2H6O with itself is ethyl ether (C4H10O).
In the cannizzaro reaction why does the acid appear in the aqueous layer and the alcohol in the ether layer?
Because acid dissolves in water and alcohol dissolves in ether
What is ether without alcohol?
carboxyllic acid
What is the functional group of BHA?
aromatic, alcohol, ether
Can a glycosidic bond between two monosaccharides also be classified as an alcohol bond or an ether bond?
Ether Bond
Why is benzyl alcohol soluble in ether?
it is soluble in ether because both molecules are nonpolar. "like dissolves like!" :)
Why can't alcohol be substituted for ether as an extraction solvent?
No, alcohol is a polar solvent and extracts only polar components while ether is used to extract the non polar constituents.
Which is the product in the reaction of the alcohol C3H8O with itself?
Dipropyl ether
Which is the product in the reaction of the alcohol C4H10O with itself?
Dibutyl ether
What functional groups are in vanillin?
alcohol, aldehyde, aromatic, ether
