Question

Q2. Alcohol react both as nucleophile as well as electrophile. Write one reaction of each type and describe its mechanism

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Alcohol are versatile compounds. They act as both electrophilic and nucleophilic.

# Alcohol as electrophile -
When alcohol reacts with hydrochloric acid, C-O bond is broken and -OH group is displaced by Cl- ion.
C2H5OH + HCl ---> C2H5Cl + H2O
[Mechanism in figure]

# Alcohol as nucleophile -
When alcohol reacts with carboxylic acids, O-H bond is broken and only -H is displaced by -COR group.
C2H5OH + CH3COOH ---> C2H5OCOCH3 + H2O
[Mechanism in figure]

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