Chemistry A Molecular Approach, 2E Nivaldo J. Tro Solution Manuals.pdf (22)

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Chapter 20. Organic Chemistry Teaching Tips

Suggestions and Examples •

Benzene and other aromatic compounds do not undergo addition reactions like alkenes do.

Benzene is conveniently drawn with alternating double bonds, but the hexagon with the inscribed circle brings better attention to the actual bonding picture. Polycyclic aromatic compounds are often made from fused benzene rings, i.e. rings that share common sides. •

20.8 Functional Groups •

The OH group in an alcohol or carboxylic acid is not a hydroxide ion. Instead, there is a covalent bond between the oxygen and the carbon.

The use of examples and common physical or chemical properties will help some students remember the different functional groups.

20.9 Alcohols •

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Misconceptions and Pitfalls

Alcohols contain a hydroxyl group like carboxylic acids but are considerably less acidic.

The hydroxyl group can be attached at any position on a carbon chain; sugars have an OH group at virtually every carbon. Alcohols can react by replacing the O (substitution) or by elimination. The oxidation state of a carbon can be determined by the number of bonds to oxygen. An alkene is equivalent to an alcohol, and an alkyne is equivalent to an aldehyde. Oxidizing agents remove hydrogen while reducing agents add hydrogen to the carbon in question.

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