Alcohols

• what is an alcohol?

  organic compound that contains an -OH functional group
• state characteristics of methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol

  • dissolve in water to form a neutral solution
  • react with sodium to form hydrogen
  • burn in oxygen
  • react with carboxylic acids in presence of acid catalyst to form esters
• oxidation of the alcohols leads to…

  carboxylic acids
• what are some uses of alcohols?

  • fuels
  • solvents
  • drinks
• state the conditions required for fermentation of glucose and state the equation of the reaction

  • 30C, aqueous solution of the glucose, absence of air, yeast added
  • C6H12O6 > 2CH3CH2OH + 2CO2