3.3.5Organic chemistry
Alcohols
Classifying alcohols, their oxidation, and dehydration and substitution reactions.
- Year 1 (AS)
- 3 lessons
- Exam practice and flashcards
- LESSON 1Classification and Reactions
Learn how to classify alcohols as primary, secondary, or tertiary. Explore their combustion, and compare industrial production methods: fermentation vs hydration of ethene.
- LESSON 2Oxidation of Alcohols
Study the oxidation pathways of primary and secondary alcohols using acidified potassium dichromate(VI). Contrast distillation and reflux setups, and understand tertiary alcohol resistance.
- LESSON 3Dehydration and Substitution
Investigate the acid-catalysed elimination of water to form alkenes, substitution reactions to form halogenoalkanes, and esterification pathways.