AL Chemistry Experiment Report Sheet

Experiment 36: Chemical Properties of Ethanol

Name: ___________________ ( ) Form 6 S

Results

Property / Reaction		Observations and Equations (if any)
A.	Solubility in water
	pH of solution
B.	Mild oxidation
	(a) Smell
	(b) Fehling’s solution
	(c) Silver mirror test
C.	Further oxidation
	(a) Smell
	(b) Universal indicator paper
	(c) Sodium carbonate
D.	Triiodomethane reaction

E.	Reaction with sodium

F.	Esterification

G.	Dehydration
	(a) Bromine water
	(b) Acidified potassium manganate(VII)

Questions

1. Which of the reactions of ethanol produced an acidic compound? The smell should give you a clue as to what it might be.

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2. Which conditions and relative proportions of reactants are used in the oxidation of ethanol to favour the production of (a) ethanal, (b) ethanoic acid?

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3. In the reaction with sodium, what type of fission has taken place in the ethanol molecule ---- is it C¾OH or CO¾H fission? Explain.

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4. What functional group must be in the product of dehydration of ethanol?

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AL Chemistry Experiment Report Sheet

Results

Property / Reaction

Observations and Equations (if any)

Solubility in water

Mild oxidation

Further oxidation

Triiodomethane reaction

Reaction with sodium

Esterification

Dehydration

Questions