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I.
Introduction
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Figure 2. Phenol
RONa(l) + H2(g)
3RCHO + 2Cr3+ +
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H2O
3R-CHO +
3R-CRO +
No Reaction
Fe(OAr)3 + 3HCl
Experimental Procedure
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The last test was the ferric chloride test for water
soluble phenols. Six test tubes were prepared, each
containing 1 mL of ethyl alcohol. In each test tube, a
drop of a different solution was added namely,
phenol, resorcinol, salicylic acid, hydroquinone,
acetic acid, and ethyl alcohol. Four drops of 1% ferric
chloride were added to each test tubes. The solutions
containing phenol, resorcinol and ethyl alcohol turned
from transparent to yellow. The acetic acid solution
turned from colorless to dark orange. The solutions of
hydroquinone and salicylic acid turned from orange to
dark orange and colorless to violet respectively.
III.
2CH3CH2ONa(l) + H2(g)
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4Mn2+ +
4MnO4+ 3CH3COOH +
H2O
3C2H5CHO +
No Reaction
3CH3CHO +
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H2O
No Reaction
Just like with the test on oxidation conditions, tertbutyl did not oxidize due to the R groups surrounding
it which caused steric hindrance and made attacking
the carbon atom more difficult.
Another test is the Lucas test, which was used in
identifying primary alcohols. Among all three
samples, ethanol was the only one that did not react
because ethanol is a primary alcohol and the least
stable of all which means a greater amount of energy
was required in its transition state. Therefore, the
reaction took more time and cannot be observed
during the limited time of experiment.
ZnCl2
CH3CH2OH + HCl
CH3CH2Cl + H2O
NaCH3COO + H2O +
CO2
PhO-Na+ + H2CO3
CH3CH3CHOH + HCl
CH3CH3CHCl + H2O
(CH3)3COH + HCl
(CH3)3CCl + H2O
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H3[Fe(C6H5O)6]
C6H4O2 +
For hydroquinone:
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NICOLAS, ZOPHIA BEATRICE I.
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