Acidity and Basicity of Alcohols

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Alcohols are amphiprotic meaning they can act as both acids and bases. This video breaks down the acidity and basicity of alcohols including a review of trends for acid/base strength including charge, electronegativity, resonance and inductive effect. Practice examples every step of the way.
In this video:
[0:16] Behavior of an alcohol
[3:08] Sample SN1 question
[4:40] Two methods to form an alkoxide
[6:36] Most Know Alkoxides
[9:39] Explanation of electronegativity
[11:39] Sample molecule with resonance
[13:38] Explanation of induction and stability
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- Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry, and Lewis Acids & Bases: leah4sci.com/ar...
- Substitution & Elimination series: leah4sci.com/nu...
- Ranking Acids and Bases using CARIO leah4sci.com/ac...
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