PLEASEEEEE HELP
1 Explain why decan-1-ol CH,(CH,) CH,OH has
only limited solubility in water, whereas ethanol
CH,CH,OH is miscible with water in all proportions.
2 Give details of the reagents and the practical
procedures required to prepare each of the following
substances from a named alcohol:
a 1-Chloropropane
b 2-Bromopropane.
3 Explain why sodium metal reacts more slowly with
ethanol CH,CH,OH than with water HOH.
4 Draw Lewis structures to show the formation of the
ethoxide ion by the action of sodium on ethanol.