Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Hydroxy compounds

Hydroxy compounds — practice question

(a)[4]

Complete the table to show the displayed structure of the organic product from each reaction of phenol, $\text{C}_6\text{H}_5\text{OH}$. The reactions are: 1. phenol $+\,\text{NaOH(aq)}$ 2. phenol $+\,\text{Na(s)}$ 3. phenol $+\,\text{C}_6\text{H}_5\text{N}_2^{+}\,(aq) + \text{NaOH}$, at $4^{\circ}\text{C}$ 4. an excess of phenol $+$ benzene-1,4-dicarbonyl dichloride

(b)[1]

Identify two reactions from the table where ethanol would show similar behaviour to phenol.

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