Is 1.5M NaOH a strong enough base to deprotonate benzyl alcohol?
Only a very small fraction of the benzyl alcohol ($\mathrm{p}K_\mathrm{a} = 15.4$) would be removed by sodium hydroxide. Acetic acid is about 10 orders of magnitude more acidic than …
nmr spectroscopy - Are all the phenyl protons in benzyl alcohol ...
Below is a $\ce{^1H}$ Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrum for benzyl alcohol. The hydrogen in the alcohol group gives rise to a unique signal. The two hydrogens in $\ce{CH2}$ …
Why is benzyl alcohol a slightly stronger acid than cyclohexanol?
Cyclohexanol has a pKa = 16, while benzyl alcohol has a pKa = 15.4 . The given explanation is that the "polarity of the benzyl group stabilizes the negative charge on oxygen". My …
Reaction mechanism with benzylchloride (KMnO4 and Soda lime)
2019年10月23日 · This is not a magical reaction. Yet, it is a two step reaction as depicted in diagram below: As @Waylander's comment elsewhere, benzyl chloride might have converted …
organic chemistry - Which of the following para-substituted …
2017年2月16日 · The answer was p-methoxybenzyl alcohol. Now what I don't understand is that $\ce{HBr}$ would produce nucleophilic $\ce{Br-}$, which would be looking to attack a region of …
How do I convert benzoic acid to m-nitrobenzyl alcohol using 2 …
2014年2月21日 · Under these pretty acidic conditions, elimination of water from the starting material furnishes benzyl cations, which might react with benzyl alcohol in different ways, such …
organic chemistry - Electrolysis of benzyl alcohol in methanol ...
2024年2月7日 · Electrolysis of benzyl alcohol in methanol. (2) Selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol by two phase ...
organic chemistry - How to balance equation of alcohol oxidation …
The half reaction for the oxidation of an alcohol to an acid is $\ce{RCH2OH + H2O -> RCOOH + 4e- + 4H+}$ Add $4$ times the reduction half reaction to $3$ times the oxidation $\ce{16H+ + …
organic chemistry - Are benzyl alcohol and o-cresol functional …
2017年6月9日 · 2-phenylethanol (similar to benzyl alcohol): $\mathrm pK_\mathrm a=15.9$ Chloride, on the other hand, is less sensitive to the substrate; but I'd still classify …
Question regarding the colour of Benzoic acid and Benzyl alchohol
2021年3月24日 · none of the components you mentioned (Benozic acid, Benzyl alcohol, sodium benzoate) has a yellow colour. The colour in organic compouns is closely tied to ther …