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This question is about alcohols.

a.

Construct an equation for the complete combustion of an unsaturated alcohol with 5 carbon atoms and one double bond.

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b.

The solubility of pentan-1-ol and pentane-1,5-diol in water is shown below:

  • Pentan-1-ol: 22 g dm-3
  • Pentane-1,5-diol: infinitely miscible

Explain the difference in solubility between pentan-1-ol and pentane-1,5-diol.

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c.

Butan-1-ol can be oxidised to form two different organic products, depending on the reaction conditions used.

Describe both oxidation reactions of butan-1-ol. For each reaction include:

  • the structure of the organic product
  • a balanced equation
  • the essential reaction conditions.

In your equations you may use [O][\text{O}][O] to represent the oxidising agent.

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