Mastering Chemistry Help

chemistry assignment help, Mercury halides, Potassium dichromate, Bio polymers and Biodegradable polymers, Carbon fiber, Chemicals in food, Compounds of xenon, Copper sulphate penta hydrate, Copper sulphate penta hydrate, Corrosion, Energy producing cells, Group 18 elements, Imperfections in solids, Indicators in acid - base titration, Isomerisms, Lyophilic colloids and lyophobic colloids, Noble gases, extraction of aluminium, chemical equations, Refining of metals, Silver halides,

Reaction of alcohol and phenol with Metals

Alcohols and phenols react with highly electropositive alkali metals such as sodium, potassium etc to yield corresponding alkoxides/phenoxides and hydrogen.

2 R - OH + 2 Na ---------> 2 RONa (Sodium alkoxide) + H₂

2 C₂H₅OH + 2 Na ----------> 2 C₂H₅ONa (Sodium ethoxide)+ H₂

Reaction-with-Metal-phenol-with-Na-forming-sodium-phenoxide

Related post Chemical properties of Alcohols and Phenols

Mastering Chemistry Help

Pages

search

Reaction of alcohol and phenol with Metals