
Chemistry for Today: General Organic and Biochemistry
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781337514576
Author: Seager
Publisher: Cengage
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Question
Chapter 13, Problem 13.35E
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The reason as to why a person might add a little glycerol to the filling is to be stated.
Concept introduction:
The organic compound in which hydroxyl group is bonded to one of the carbon atoms is known as alcohol. The IUPAC name of compounds that contains alcohol group ends with suffix –ol. For example, the alcohol of methane is known as methanol.
Expert Solution & Answer

Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
-AG|F=2E|V
3. Before proceeding with this problem you may want to glance at p. 466 of your textbook
where various oxo-phosphorus derivatives and their oxidation states are summarized.
Shown below are Latimer diagrams for phosphorus at pH values at 0 and 14:
Acidic solution
-0.93
+0.38
-0.51 -0.06
H3PO4 →H4P206 H3PO3 H3PO2 → P→ PH3
-0.28
-0.50
→
-0.50
Basic solution
3-1.12
-1.57
-2.05 -0.89
PO HPO →→H2PO2 P PH3
-1.73
a) Under acidic conditions, H3PO4 can be reduced into H3PO3 directly (-0.28V), or via the
formation and reduction of H4P2O6 (-0.93/+0.38V). Calculate the values of AG's for both
processes; comment.
(3 points)
0.5 PH,
0.0
-0.5-
2 3 9 3
-1.5
-2.0
Pa
H,PO
H,PO
H,PO
-3
-1 0
2
4
Oxidation state, N
2
b) Frost diagram for phosphorus under acidic
conditions is shown. Identify possible
disproportionation and comproportionation processes;
write out chemical equations describing them. (2 points)
c) Elemental phosphorus tends to disproportionate under basic conditions. Use data in…
These two reactions appear to start with the same starting materials but result in different products. How do the chemicals know which product to form? Are both products formed, or is there some information missing that will direct them a particular way?
What would be the best choices for the missing reagents 1 and 3 in this synthesis?
1. PPh3
3
1
2
2. n-BuLi
• Draw the missing reagents in the drawing area below. You can draw them in any arrangement you like.
• Do not draw the missing reagent 2. If you draw 1 correctly, we'll know what it is.
• Note: if one of your reagents needs to contain a halogen, use bromine.
Explanation
Check
Click and drag to start drawing a structure.
2025 McGraw Hill LLC. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use | Priva
×
Chapter 13 Solutions
Chemistry for Today: General Organic and Biochemistry
Ch. 13 - Draw general formulas for an alcohol and phenol,...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.2ECh. 13 - Assign IUPAC names to the following alcohols: a....Ch. 13 - Assign IUPAC names to the following alcohols: a....Ch. 13 - Several important alcohols are well known by...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.6ECh. 13 - Draw structural formulas for each of the...Ch. 13 - Draw structural formulas for each of the...Ch. 13 - Name each of the following as a derivative of...Ch. 13 - Name each of the following as a derivative of...
Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.11ECh. 13 - Draw structural formulas for each of the...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.13ECh. 13 - Classify the following alcohols as primary,...Ch. 13 - Classify the following alcohols as primary,...Ch. 13 - Draw structural formulas for the four aliphatic...Ch. 13 - Why are the boiling points of alcohols much higher...Ch. 13 - Arrange the compounds of each group in order of...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.19ECh. 13 - Draw structural formulas for the following...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.21ECh. 13 - Draw the structures of the chief product formed...Ch. 13 - Draw the structures of the chief product formed...Ch. 13 - Draw the structures of the ethers that can be...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.25ECh. 13 - Give the structure of an alcohol that could be...Ch. 13 - Give the structure of an alcohol that could be...Ch. 13 - What products would result from the following...Ch. 13 - What products would result from the following...Ch. 13 - Each of the following conversions requires more...Ch. 13 - Each of the following conversions requires more...Ch. 13 - The three-carbon diol used in antifreeze is It is...Ch. 13 - Methanol is fairly volatile and evaporates quickly...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.34ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.35ECh. 13 - Name an alcohol used in each of the following...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.37ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.38ECh. 13 - Assign a common name to each of the following...Ch. 13 - Assign a common name to each of the following...Ch. 13 - Assign the IUPAC name to each of the following...Ch. 13 - Assign the IUPAC name to each of the following...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.43ECh. 13 - Draw structural formulas for the following: a....Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.45ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.46ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.47ECh. 13 - Arrange the following compounds in order of...Ch. 13 - Arrange the compounds in Exercise 13.48 in order...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.50ECh. 13 - Complete the following reactions: a. b....Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.52ECh. 13 - Lipoic acid is required by many microorganisms for...Ch. 13 - Alcohols and thiols can both be oxidized in a...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.55ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.56ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.57ECh. 13 - Thiols have lower boiling points and are less...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.59ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.60ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.61ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.62ECh. 13 - A mixture of ethanol and 1propanol is heated to...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.64ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.65ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.66ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.67ECh. 13 - Figure 13.8 points out that methanol is used as a...Ch. 13 - Figure 13.13 focuses on the use of thiol chemistry...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.70ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.71ECh. 13 - Prob. 13.72ECh. 13 - The compound that has the greatest polarity is: a....Ch. 13 - Alcoholic beverages contain: a. wood alcohol. b....Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.75ECh. 13 - Which of the following compounds is an ether? a....
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, chemistry and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- Predict the products of this organic reaction: Explanation Check IN NaBH3CN H+ ? Click and drag to start drawing a structure. D 5 C +arrow_forwardPredict the products of this organic reaction: H3O+ + ? • Draw all the reasonable products in the drawing area below. If there are no products, because no reaction will occur, check the box under the drawing area. • Include both major and minor products, if some of the products will be more common than others. • Be sure to use wedge and dash bonds if you need to distinguish between enantiomers. No reaction. Click and drag to start drawing a structure. dmarrow_forwardIarrow_forward
- Draw the anti-Markovnikov product of the hydration of this alkene. this problem. Note for advanced students: draw only one product, and don't worry about showing any stereochemistry. Drawing dash and wedge bonds has been disabled for esc esc ☐ Explanation Check F1 1 2 F2 # 3 F3 + $ 14 × 1. BH THE BH3 2. H O NaOH '2 2' Click and drag to start drawing a structure. F4 Q W E R A S D % 905 LL F5 F6 F7 © 2025 McGraw Hill LLC. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Center | Accessibility < & 6 7 27 8 T Y U G H I F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 9 0 J K L P + // command option Z X C V B N M H H rol option commandarrow_forwardAG/F-2° V 3. Before proceeding with this problem you may want to glance at p. 466 of your textbook where various oxo-phosphorus derivatives and their oxidation states are summarized. Shown below are Latimer diagrams for phosphorus at pH values at 0 and 14: -0.93 +0.38 -0.50 -0.51 -0.06 H3PO4 →H4P206 →H3PO3 →→H3PO₂ → P → PH3 Acidic solution Basic solution -0.28 -0.50 3--1.12 -1.57 -2.05 -0.89 PO HPO H₂PO₂ →P → PH3 -1.73 a) Under acidic conditions, H3PO4 can be reduced into H3PO3 directly (-0.28V), or via the formation and reduction of H4P206 (-0.93/+0.38V). Calculate the values of AG's for both processes; comment. (3 points) 0.5 PH P 0.0 -0.5 -1.0- -1.5- -2.0 H.PO, -2.3+ -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 2 H,PO, b) Frost diagram for phosphorus under acidic conditions is shown. Identify possible disproportionation and comproportionation processes; write out chemical equations describing them. (2 points) H,PO 4 S Oxidation stale, Narrow_forward4. For the following complexes, draw the structures and give a d-electron count of the metal: a) Tris(acetylacetonato)iron(III) b) Hexabromoplatinate(2-) c) Potassium diamminetetrabromocobaltate(III) (6 points)arrow_forward
- 2. Calculate the overall formation constant for [Fe(CN)6]³, given that the overall formation constant for [Fe(CN)6] 4 is ~1032, and that: Fe3+ (aq) + e = Fe²+ (aq) E° = +0.77 V [Fe(CN)6]³ (aq) + e¯ = [Fe(CN)6] (aq) E° = +0.36 V (4 points)arrow_forward5. Consider the compounds shown below as ligands in coordination chemistry and identify their denticity; comment on their ability to form chelate complexes. (6 points) N N A B N N N IN N Carrow_forward1. Use standard reduction potentials to rationalize quantitatively why: (6 points) (a) Al liberates H2 from dilute HCl, but Ag does not; (b) Cl2 liberates Br2 from aqueous KBr solution, but does not liberate C12 from aqueous KCl solution; c) a method of growing Ag crystals is to immerse a zinc foil in an aqueous solution of AgNO3.arrow_forward
- What would be the best choices for the missing reagents 1 and 3 in this synthesis? 1 1. PPh3 2. n-BuLi 3 2 • Draw the missing reagents in the drawing area below. You can draw them in any arrangement you like. • Do not draw the missing reagent 2. If you draw 1 correctly, we'll know what it is. • Note: if one of your reagents needs to contain a halogen, use bromine. Click and drag to start drawing a structure. Xarrow_forwardWhat is the missing reactant R in this organic reaction? N N H3O+ +R + • Draw the structure of R in the drawing area below. • Be sure to use wedge and dash bonds if it's necessary to draw one particular enantiomer. Click and drag to start drawing a structure. fmarrow_forwardThe product on the right-hand side of this reaction can be prepared from two organic reactants, under the conditions shown above and below the arrow. Draw 1 and 2 below, in any arrangement you like. 1+2 NaBH3CN H+ N Click and drag to start drawing a structure. 5arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Bioche...ChemistryISBN:9781305960060Author:Spencer L. Seager, Michael R. Slabaugh, Maren S. HansenPublisher:Cengage LearningChemistry: Matter and ChangeChemistryISBN:9780078746376Author:Dinah Zike, Laurel Dingrando, Nicholas Hainen, Cheryl WistromPublisher:Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub CoChemistry In FocusChemistryISBN:9781305084476Author:Tro, Nivaldo J., Neu, Don.Publisher:Cengage Learning
- Organic And Biological ChemistryChemistryISBN:9781305081079Author:STOKER, H. Stephen (howard Stephen)Publisher:Cengage Learning,General, Organic, and Biological ChemistryChemistryISBN:9781285853918Author:H. Stephen StokerPublisher:Cengage Learning

Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Bioche...
Chemistry
ISBN:9781305960060
Author:Spencer L. Seager, Michael R. Slabaugh, Maren S. Hansen
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Chemistry: Matter and Change
Chemistry
ISBN:9780078746376
Author:Dinah Zike, Laurel Dingrando, Nicholas Hainen, Cheryl Wistrom
Publisher:Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co

Chemistry In Focus
Chemistry
ISBN:9781305084476
Author:Tro, Nivaldo J., Neu, Don.
Publisher:Cengage Learning


Organic And Biological Chemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:9781305081079
Author:STOKER, H. Stephen (howard Stephen)
Publisher:Cengage Learning,

General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:9781285853918
Author:H. Stephen Stoker
Publisher:Cengage Learning