Alcohols and phenols bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Hydroxyl replacing a hydrogen on an aliphatic chain.

   Item

   Alcohol

2. Clue

   Hydroxyl replacing a hydrogen on an aromatic ring.

   Item

   Phenol

3. Clue

   Hydroxyl carbon sitting next to a carbon double bond.

   Item

   Allylic

4. Clue

   Hydroxyl carbon sitting next to an aromatic ring.

   Item

   Benzylic

5. Clue

   Alkyl halide plus sodium alkoxide, giving an ether.

   Item

   Williamson

6. Clue

   Carbon dioxide attacking the phenoxide ion.

   Item

   Kolbe

7. Clue

   Chloroform and alkali putting a CHO on the ring.

   Item

   Reimer

8. Clue

   Turbidity with conc HCl and zinc chloride.

   Item

   Lucas test

9. Clue

   Losing water from an alcohol to leave an alkene.

   Item

   Dehydration

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation