Chapter 5 - Alcohols

Question 1

Alcohols

Answer 1

General form ROH
- Named with suffix -ol
- If not highest priority, prefix of hydroxy-

Question 2

Phenols

Answer 2

Benzene rings with hydroxyl groups
- Named for relative positions of hydroxyl groups
- ortho- (adjacent carbons), meta- (separated by 1 carbon), para- (opposite sides of ring)

Question 3

Mesylates

Answer 3

Contain functional group -SO3CH3
- Derived from methanesulfonic acid

Question 4

Tosylates

Answer 4

Contain the functional group - SO3C6H4CH3
- Derived from toluenesulfonic acid

Question 5

Acetal

Answer 5

Primary carbon with 2 -OR groups and hydrogen

Question 6

ketal

Answer 6

Secondary carbon with 2 -OR groups

Question 7

Deprotection

Answer 7

Acetal or ketal can be converted back to a carbonyl by catalytic acid

Question 8

Quinones

Answer 8

Synthesized through oxidation of phenols
- Resonance-stabilized electrophiles

Question 9

Hydroxyquinones

Answer 9

Produced by oxidation of quinones, adding a variable number of hydroxy groups