WM - alcohol reactions, phenols

Question 1

What do secondary alcohols oxidise to?

Answer 1

ketones

Question 2

what do primary alcohols oxidise to?

Answer 2

aldehydes then further to carboxylic acids

Question 3

what oxidising agent is used to oxidise alcohols to carbonyl compounds and carboxylic acids.

Answer 3

acidified potassium dichromate

Question 4

alcohols can be dehydrated to form what?

Answer 4

alkenes

Question 5

alcohols react with carboxylic acids to form what?

Answer 5

esters

Question 6

alcohols react with acid anhydrides to form what?

Answer 6

esters and a carboxylic acid

Question 7

what shows a molecule is a phenol

Answer 7

has a benzene ring with a -OH group attached

Question 8

phenols react with acid anhydrides to form ?

Answer 8

esters