Reactions of alcohols

• Name and give the formulae of the first three alcohols

  Methanol-CH3OH, ethanol- C2H5OH, propanol- C3H7OH
• what is the functional ground that all alcohols contain?

  -OH
• what are the condition s needed for sugar to ferment into alcohol

  no oxygen, temperature between 25°C and 45°C, water and yeast
• write a word equation for the reaction between ethanol and oxygen

  ethanol + oxygen -> carbon dioxide and water
• write a word equation for the reaction between ethanol and sodium

  ethanol + sodium -> sodium ethoxide + hydrogen
• what is the functional group that all carboxylate acids contain?

  -COOH
• name the first four members of the homologous series of carboxylate acids

  methanoic acid, ethanoic acid, propanoic acid, betanoic acid
• which 2 chemicals are made when an alcohol and a carboxylic acid

  ester and water