Exercises

1. Answer the following questions by reading the text.

（1） What are the main raw materials for the manufacture of methanol?

（2） Can you list the major uses of methanol?

（3） What measure is taken to prevent people from drinking synthetic ethanol?

（4） What are differences between chemical oxidation and biological oxidation for ethanol?

（5） Which ways can be adopted to shift the position of equilibrium to favor the formation of ester in Fischer esterification?

（6） Which methods can prepare acetaldehyde in industrial productions?

（7） Why are many carboxylic acids better known by common names?

2. Put the following terms into Chinese.

Formic acid Mandelic acid Salicylic acid Methacrylic acid

Acetic acid Acrylic acid Malonic acid Crotonic acid

Stearic acid Oleic acid Succinic acid Oxalic acid

Lactic acid Benzoic acid Phthalic acid p-Toluic acid

3. Complete following table by giving a systematic name for each.

References

CAREY F A. Organic Chemistry [M]. 3rd ed. Columbus: The McGraw-Hill companies，1996.