Short Answer TypeWhy is ethanol less acidic than water?
Ethanol is less acidic than water because of the electron donating nature of the alkyl group attached to the oxygen which destabilizes the hydroxide ion and make it tougher for the oxygen to donate the proton. Hence, water is more acidic than ethanol.
Arrange the following in order of decreasing basic strength:
(CH3)3(CO–, CH3O–, (CH3)2CHO–
Compare and explain the relative Bronsted basicities of 1°, 2° and 3° alcohols in the liquid state.
Explain why sodium (Na) may be used to remove the last trates of H2O from benzene but not from ethanol?
Give the major product of the reaction of ethanol with:
(i) Ethanoic anhydride (CH3CO)2O.
(ii) Ethanol chloride in the presence of pyridine.
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