Propanol ,(C_3 H_7 OH) is an alcohol. a) State the functional group in propanol that makes it alcohol. b) Ethanol can be converted to a number of compounds as shown below. Ethene→ Ethane ↑ Ethylethanoate ⇆ Ethanol → Ethanoic acid ↓ soduimethanoate. when Soduim hydroxide solution reacts with Ethylethanoate ,Sodium Ethanoate and other products are obtained Give the name of the other products


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Question Number 38155 by Rio Mike last updated on 22/Jun/18

$P r o p a n o l, (C_{3} H_{7} O H) i s a n a l c o h o l .$ $a) S t a t e t h e f u n c t i o n a l g r o u p i n$ $p r o p a n o l t h a t m a k e s i t a l c o h o l .$ $b) E t h a n o l c a n b e c o n v e r t e d t o a n u m b e r$ $o f c o m p o u n d s a s s h o w n b e l o w .$ $E t h e n e \to E t h a n e$ $↑$ $E t h y l e t h a n o a t e ⇆ E t h a n o l \to E t h a n o i c a c i d$ $↓$ $s o d u i m e t h a n o a t e .$ $w h e n S o d u i m h y d r o x i d e s o l u t i o n$ $r e a c t s w i t h E t h y l e t h a n o a t e, S o d i u m$ $E t h a n o a t e a n d o t h e r p r o d u c t s a r e o b t a i n e d$ $G i v e t h e n a m e o f t h e o t h e r p r o d u c t s$
Commented by Cheyboy last updated on 22/Jun/18

$(1) T h e f u n t i o n a l g r o u p i s O H$ $(2) {C H}_{3} {C O O C}_{2} H_{5} + N a O H \to {C H}_{3} C O O N a + C_{2} H_{5} O H + h e a t$ $T h e o t h e r p r o d u c t i s e t h a n o l$
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