Oxidation of alcohols involves the loss of hydrogen or the gain of oxygen, leading to the formation of aldehydes, ketones, or carboxylic acids.

Phenol undergoes electrophilic substitution when it reacts with bromine, resulting in brominated phenols.

2-butanol has a higher solubility in water due to its ability to form hydrogen bonds more effectively than the others.

Ethers generally have lower boiling points than alcohols due to the absence of hydrogen bonding.

Ethers are generally low in reactivity compared to alcohols and phenols, making them stable compounds.

All of the mentioned methods can be used to prepare alcohols.

Ethers are generally flammable due to their hydrocarbon nature, although they have moderate boiling points.

2-propanol (isopropanol) is a tertiary alcohol as the hydroxyl group is attached to a carbon that is connected to three other carbons.

Dimethyl ether is an ether, characterized by the presence of an oxygen atom connected to two alkyl or aryl groups.

The compound CH3-CH2-CH(OH)-CH3 is 2-butanol, as the hydroxyl group is on the second carbon.

Phenol can be prepared by the hydrolysis of chlorobenzene using sodium hydroxide.

Dimethyl ether (CH3-O-CH3) is the simplest ether, consisting of two methyl groups bonded to an oxygen atom.

Alcohols have higher boiling points than alkanes due to the presence of hydrogen bonding.

Not all alcohols are volatile; for example, long-chain alcohols have lower volatility.

Phenols are stronger acids than alcohols due to the resonance stabilization of the phenoxide ion.

PCl5 is commonly used to convert alcohols into alkyl halides through a substitution reaction.