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Distinguish between ethyl alcohol and tertiary alcohol.

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Answered by yogeswari2002
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Ethanol, also called alcohol, ethyl alcohol, and drinking alcohol, is a compound and simple alcohol with the chemical formula C 2H 5OH. Its formula can be written also as CH 3−CH 2−OH or C 2H 5−OH, and is often abbreviated as EtOH.


A tertiary alcohol is a compound in which a hydroxyl group, ‒OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom which has three other carbon atoms attached to it.

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karpahalakshmi: Distinguish through chemical test
yogeswari2002: The solution in the ethanol test-tube should go cloudy and then a yellow precipitate of tri-iodo-methane (iodoform) should be seen. This has a distinct 'antiseptic' smell. Ethanol is the only primaryalcohol which will give the reaction and ethanal the only aldehyde
yogeswari2002: Lucas' reagent is a solution of anhydrous zinc chloride in concentrated hydrochloric acid. The reaction is a substitution in which the chloride replaces a hydroxyl group.the best results for this test are observed in tertiary alcohols, as they form the respective alkyl halides fastest due to higher stability of the intermediate tertiary carbocation.
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