Exp-14-PHENOLS
What functional group characterizes phenols?
Carbonyl
Hydroxyl
Amine
Carboxyl
How are monohydric phenols named in the IUPAC system?
As derivatives of benzene
As derivatives of alcohols
As derivatives of carboxylic acids
As derivatives of phenol
Which of the following is NOT an example of a phenol?
Phenol
Catechol
Thymol
Acetone
Where are phenols and cresols obtained from?
Petroleum
Natural gas
Coal tar
Crude oil
How is phenol prepared in the laboratory?
By the oxidation of alcohols
By the reduction of aldehydes
By the diazotization of primary aromatic amines
By the dehydration of alkanes
Why are phenols more acidic than alcohols?
Due to resonance stabilization
Due to the presence of hydrogen bonding
Due to the presence of electron-donating groups
Due to the presence of electron-withdrawing groups
What is the conjugate base of phenol called?
Phenylate ion
Phenoxide ion
Phenyl ion
Phenolate ion
How do phenols react with dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide?
They form alcohols
They form esters
They form phenoxide salts
They form ethers
What color compound is formed when phenols react with ferric chloride?
Red
Green
Purple
Yellow
What is responsible for the purple color formed when phenols react with ferric chloride?
Formation of a ferric phenoxide salt
Formation of a ferric alcoholate salt
Formation of a ferric carboxylate salt
Formation of a ferric ester salt
Which of the following is true about the acidity of phenols?
Phenols are less acidic than alcohols
Phenols are equally acidic as alcohols
Phenols are more acidic than alcohols
Phenols are non-acidic
What effect do electron-withdrawing groups have on the acidity of phenols?
They decrease the acidity
They increase the acidity
They have no effect on the acidity
They convert phenols into alcohols
What is the name of the purple colored compound formed when phenol reacts with ferric chloride?
Ferric phenolate
Ferric phenoxide
Ferric phenylate
Ferric phenol
What is the solubility of phenoxide salts compared to phenols?
Phenoxide salts are less soluble
Phenoxide salts are more soluble
Phenoxide salts have the same solubility
Phenoxide salts are insoluble
What property of phenoxide salts makes them water-soluble?
They are less acidic than phenols
They are more acidic than phenols
They are less polar than phenols
They are more polar than phenols
What effect does the hydroxyl group in phenol have on electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions?
It deactivates the benzene ring
It activates the benzene ring
It has no effect on the benzene ring
It decreases the reactivity of the benzene ring
In the bromination of phenol, what product is formed?
2-bromophenol
3-bromophenol
4-bromophenol
2,4,6-tribromophenol
What type of solvents can produce a white precipitate of 2,4,6-tribromophenol during the bromination of phenol?
Aprotic solvents
Non-polar solvents
Protic solvents
Inert solvents
What happens when phenol is added to 5% NaOH solution and shaken?
It forms a white precipitate
It dissolves completely
It forms a yellow solution
It forms a green solution
What color is produced when 1% phenol reacts with 1% ferric chloride?
Red
Green
Blue
Purple
Which of the following tests can differentiate between phenol and salicylic acid?
Solubility in alkali
Reaction with ferric chloride
Bromine water test
Phenolphthalein formation
What is the purpose of adding bromine water drop by drop to 1% phenol and 1% salicylic acid?
To test for the presence of aldehydes
To test for the presence of carboxylic acids
To test for the presence of phenols
To test for the presence of esters
What is the purpose of heating the mixture of phenol and phthalic anhydride with concentrated sulfuric acid in the Phenolphthalein Formation test?
To form a white precipitate
To form a colored solution
To form an ester
To form phenolphthalein
What color change is observed when the solution from the Phenolphthalein Formation test is added to 5% NaOH?
Colorless to pink
Pink to colorless
Yellow to red
Red to yellow
What color change is observed when the solution from the Phenolphthalein Formation test is added to 5% HCl?
Colorless to pink
Pink to colorless
Yellow to red
Red to yellow
What color is produced when 1% phenol reacts with Millon's reagent and albumin is added?
Red
Green
Blue
Purple
What is the purpose of boiling the solution from the Millon's Test in a water bath?
To evaporate the solvent
To accelerate the reaction
To dissolve the precipitate
To cool down the solution
What color change is observed after boiling the solution from the Millon's Test?
Colorless to red
Red to colorless
Yellow to red
Red to yellow
What functional group characterizes phenols?
Carbonyl
Hydroxyl
Amine
Carboxyl
How are monohydric phenols named in the IUPAC system?
As derivatives of benzene
As derivatives of alcohols
As derivatives of carboxylic acids
As derivatives of phenol
Which of the following is NOT an example of a phenol?
Phenol
Catechol
Thymol
Acetone
Where are phenols and cresols obtained from?
Petroleum
Natural gas
Coal tar
Crude oil
How is phenol prepared in the laboratory?
By the oxidation of alcohols
By the reduction of aldehydes
By the diazotization of primary aromatic amines
By the dehydration of alkanes
Why are phenols more acidic than alcohols?
Due to resonance stabilization
Due to the presence of hydrogen bonding
Due to the presence of electron-donating groups
Due to the presence of electron-withdrawing groups
What is the conjugate base of phenol called?
Phenylate ion
Phenoxide ion
Phenyl ion
Phenolate ion
How do phenols react with dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide?
They form alcohols
They form esters
They form phenoxide salts
They form ethers
What color compound is formed when phenols react with ferric chloride?
Red
Green
Purple
Yellow
What is responsible for the purple color formed when phenols react with ferric chloride?
Formation of a ferric phenoxide salt
Formation of a ferric alcoholate salt
Formation of a ferric carboxylate salt
Formation of a ferric ester salt
Which of the following is true about the acidity of phenols?
Phenols are less acidic than alcohols
Phenols are equally acidic as alcohols
Phenols are more acidic than alcohols
Phenols are non-acidic
What effect do electron-withdrawing groups have on the acidity of phenols?
They decrease the acidity
They increase the acidity
They have no effect on the acidity
They convert phenols into alcohols
What is the name of the purple colored compound formed when phenol reacts with ferric chloride?
Ferric phenolate
Ferric phenoxide
Ferric phenylate
Ferric phenol
What is the solubility of phenoxide salts compared to phenols?
Phenoxide salts are less soluble
Phenoxide salts are more soluble
Phenoxide salts have the same solubility
Phenoxide salts are insoluble
What property of phenoxide salts makes them water-soluble?
They are less acidic than phenols
They are more acidic than phenols
They are less polar than phenols
They are more polar than phenols
What effect does the hydroxyl group in phenol have on electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions?
It deactivates the benzene ring
It activates the benzene ring
It has no effect on the benzene ring
It decreases the reactivity of the benzene ring
In the bromination of phenol, what product is formed?
2-bromophenol
3-bromophenol
4-bromophenol
2,4,6-tribromophenol
What type of solvents can produce a white precipitate of 2,4,6-tribromophenol during the bromination of phenol?
Aprotic solvents
Non-polar solvents
Protic solvents
Inert solvents
What happens when phenol is added to 5% NaOH solution and shaken?
It forms a white precipitate
It dissolves completely
It forms a yellow solution
It forms a green solution
What color is produced when 1% phenol reacts with 1% ferric chloride?
Red
Green
Blue
Purple
Which of the following tests can differentiate between phenol and salicylic acid?
Solubility in alkali
Reaction with ferric chloride
Bromine water test
Phenolphthalein formation
What is the purpose of adding bromine water drop by drop to 1% phenol and 1% salicylic acid?
To test for the presence of aldehydes
To test for the presence of carboxylic acids
To test for the presence of phenols
To test for the presence of esters
What is the purpose of heating the mixture of phenol and phthalic anhydride with concentrated sulfuric acid in the Phenolphthalein Formation test?
To form a white precipitate
To form a colored solution
To form an ester
To form phenolphthalein
What color change is observed when the solution from the Phenolphthalein Formation test is added to 5% NaOH?
Colorless to pink
Pink to colorless
Yellow to red
Red to yellow
What color change is observed when the solution from the Phenolphthalein Formation test is added to 5% HCl?
Colorless to pink
Pink to colorless
Yellow to red
Red to yellow
What color is produced when 1% phenol reacts with Millon's reagent and albumin is added?
Red
Green
Blue
Purple
What is the purpose of boiling the solution from the Millon's Test in a water bath?
To evaporate the solvent
To accelerate the reaction
To dissolve the precipitate
To cool down the solution
What color change is observed after boiling the solution from the Millon's Test?
Colorless to red
Red to colorless
Yellow to red
Red to yellow