When does #ROH# dissociate as #R-O^(-)# and #H^(+)# and as#R^(+)# and #OH^(-)#?

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juel
May 22, 2018

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Explanation:

When ROH dissociate as #RO^-# and #H^+# , it shows acidic character.In this case, when alcohol reacts with Metal ( ROH + NaH = ROM + H2),Esterification (#RO^18H# + CH3COOH = #CH3COO^18R# + H2O) and Acid chloride (RCOCl + ROH = RCOOR +HCl).

On the other hand, when ROH reacts with all others compound like Cl2 ,PCl5,PCl3,SOCl2, NH3 shows #R^+# and #OH^-#.

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