When phenol on treatement with Br₂/H₂O readily gives a precipitate of 2, 4, 6 - tribomo phenol.

Explain Swern oxidation of propan-2-ol to propanane.

Explain the manufacture of glycerol from triglycerides,

Write a note on Friedel Crafts reaction of anisole.

Complete the following sequence of reaction and Identify A, B and C.

Account for the following:
(a) Lower members of alcohols are soluble in water but higher members are not.
(b) Alcohols cannot be used as solvent for Grignard reagent.

Why is that tertiary alcohols show greater reactivity towards hydrogen halides than secondary and primary alcohols?

Give chemical tests to distinguish between propan-2-ol and 2-methyl-propan-2-ol.

How is glycerol obtained commercially? State its uses.

How does glycerol react with KHSO₄?

Give a brief account of the following reaction: Etherification.

Account for the following:
(i) Phenol has a smaller dipole moment than methanol,
(ii) Phenols do not give protonation reaction readily.

Identify the isomerism in each of the following pairs.
CH₃OCH₂OCH₃ and CH₃OCH₂CH₂OH
CH₃CH(OH)CH₂OH and CH₂OHCH₂CH₂OH
\({ CH }_{ 3 }-\underset { \overset { | }{ { CH }_{ 3 } } }{ CH } -{ CH }_{ 2 }-OH\) and CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂OH

Complete the following equations by writing the missing A, B, C, D etc.,

Give the IUPAC names of each of the following and classify them as 1°, 2° and 3°
(a) CH₃(CH₂)₃CHOHCH(CH₃)₂
(b) (CH₃)₃C-CH₂OH
(c) \(({ CH }_{ 3 })_{ 2 }\underset { \overset { | }{ { C }_{ 6 }{ H }_{ 5 } } }{ C } -OH\)
(d) \(BrCH_{ 2 }-\underset { \overset { | }{ OH } }{ { CH }_{ 2 } } -CH-C({ CH }_{ 3 })_{ 3 }\)
(e) CH₂=CH-CHOHCH
(f) PhCH₂OH
(g) HOCH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂C₆H₅
(h) (C₂H₅)₃COH