ZIMSEC A-Level Chemistry
6.3.3.2Chemical properties of alcohols
Chemical properties of alcohols in ZIMSEC A-Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 6.3.3.2.1Describe the reactions of ethanol: combustion, substitution to halogenoalkanes, reaction with sodium, oxidation to carbonyl compounds and carboxylic acids, dehydration and ester formation.
- 6.3.3.2.2Distinguish primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols by oxidation.
- 6.3.3.2.3Describe the reaction of CH₃CH(OH)– alcohols with alkaline aqueous iodine.
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Reactions of alcohols
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Turn Chemical properties of alcohols into a strength.
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