Alcohols may act as

Question

Alcohols may act as (A) Bronsted acid (B) Lewis base (C) Oxidising agent (D) Reducing agent

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In presence of acids, alcohols act as Lewis base but in presence of base, they act as Bronsted acid, ie, ROH + H + longrightarrow R - OH 2+ ROH + Na longrightarrow RO - Na ++(1/2) H 2

Q. Alcohols may act as

Bronsted acid

Lewis base

Oxidising agent

Reducing agent

In presence of acids, alcohols act as Lewis base but in presence of base, they act as Bronsted acid, ie,
$RO H + H^{+} ⟶ R - O H_{2}^{+}$
$RO H + N a ⟶ R O^{-} N a^{+} + \frac{1}{2} H_{2}$

Q. Alcohols may act as

Bronsted acid

Lewis base

Oxidising agent

Reducing agent

In presence of acids, alcohols act as Lewis base but in presence of base, they act as Bronsted acid, ie, ROH+H+⟶R−OH2+​ ROH+Na⟶RO−Na++21​H2​

In presence of acids, alcohols act as Lewis base but in presence of base, they act as Bronsted acid, ie,
$RO H + H^{+} ⟶ R - O H_{2}^{+}$
$RO H + N a ⟶ R O^{-} N a^{+} + \frac{1}{2} H_{2}$