Pre-Lab Questions
1. What does a functional group do in an organic molecule?
2. Account for the observation that many alcohols are water soluble.
3. Draw valid structures of (a) primary alcohol; (b) secondary alcohol; (c) tertiary alcohol; and (d) a phenol. In each example, circle the carbon-containing R groups.
4. Which of the compounds you show above in no. 4 would react with a base, such as NaOH?
5. Which color test from this experiment would be specific for a phenol?