CLASS – 12TH
CBSE 2024
Alcohol phenols &
ethers
APNI KAKSHA NOTES
APNI KAKSHA 1
, ALCOHOLS-
Preparation:
Physical Properties:
Physical State: Lower alcohols are colourless liquids with characteristic smell while
higher alcohols are colourless, odourless waxy solids.
Solubility: Solubility of alcohols in water is due to their ability to form hydrogen bonds
with water molecules. The solubitlity decreases with increase in size of alkyl groups and
solubility increases with increase in branching and the order is 1º < 2º < 3º.
APNI KAKSHA 2
CBSE 2024
Alcohol phenols &
ethers
APNI KAKSHA NOTES
APNI KAKSHA 1
, ALCOHOLS-
Preparation:
Physical Properties:
Physical State: Lower alcohols are colourless liquids with characteristic smell while
higher alcohols are colourless, odourless waxy solids.
Solubility: Solubility of alcohols in water is due to their ability to form hydrogen bonds
with water molecules. The solubitlity decreases with increase in size of alkyl groups and
solubility increases with increase in branching and the order is 1º < 2º < 3º.
APNI KAKSHA 2