1. Would Ch3-OH or CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-OH have a higher boiling point? Fully explain ypur answer.

Question

2. Explain why a tertiary alcohol will not undergo an oxidation reaction. Give an example.
3. Compare and contyrast similarities/differences of condensation and substitution reactions. Provide examples(s) to illustrate their differences.
4. A student is given a contianer with a pure organic compound. OUtline a procedure that the student could perform to explore the type of a functional group on the prganic compound.
5. HOW WOULD YOU DRAW 2-METHYL-2-AMINOBUTANE and
2-AMINOPENTANE ....TO DRAW THE STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM

Answer 1

1. I would expect n-pentanol to have a higher boiling point because it has a much higher molar mass as well as some hydrogen bonding (although not nearly as much as with CH3OH).
2. Here is a site where you can read about the oxidiation of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols.

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/alcohols/oxidation.html
I think you can find the others in your text or your notes.

Answer 2

Determine All the products of the acid -catalyzed deghydration of 2-pentanol. Show the mechanism for one product.