ACID-BASE REACTIONS OF ALCOHOLS

SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS treating a primary alcohol with hydrogen bromide (HBr) produces a bromoalkane. Similarly, treating 

These reactions also occur when secondary and tertiary alcohols are the substrates. Their relative rates depend on the type of alcohol. The rate of reaction decreases in the order tertiary secondary primary alcohols. For example, a typical reaction temperature for a primary alcohol such as 1-hexanol is about 125 °C. In contrast, a secondary alcohol such as cyclohexanol reacts at about 75 

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