7.4 - Alcohols and Phenols
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Practice Questions
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What is the main product when an alkene undergoes acid-catalyzed hydration?
💡 Hint: Think about the functional group formed.
What type of alcohol results from the reduction of an aldehyde?
💡 Hint: See if you remember the difference between aldehydes and ketones.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What rule governs the addition of H2O to unsymmetrical alkenes?
💡 Hint: This determines where the hydrogen goes during addition.
True or False: Hydroboration adds boron to the less substituted carbon atom.
💡 Hint: Remember, it goes against Markovnikov’s rule.
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Challenge Problems
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Explain the mechanism of the reduction of a ketone using sodium borohydride.
💡 Hint: Visualize how the carbonyl is transformed.
Design a synthetic route to prepare a specific alcohol from an alkene of your choice. Include all necessary reagents.
💡 Hint: Think about which methods align with your desired starting material.
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