Which Methods Can Be Used to Prepare Alcohols

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which methods can be used to prepare alcohols?
I. addition of H₂O to alkenes in the presence of H₂SO₄
II. reacting alkanes with a concentrated solution of MOH
III. hydrolysis of alkyl halides
IV. methanol can be prepared from CO and H₂ in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst
V. removing one oxygen atom from a carboxylic acid

• A) I), II) and IV)
• B) I), III), and IV)
• C) II), III), and V)
• D) I), II), and V)
• E) II), IV) and V)

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