15.15 Methane does not react readily with alcohols (ROH) such as methanol (R = CH3) or...

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15.15 Methane does not react readily with alcohols (ROH) such as methanol (R = CH3) or ethanol (R CH2CH2), but silane does, a

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In silane, Si atom contain vacant d-orbitals and thus it can accept electrons from when oxygen of ROH attack on it. Thus, silane react with alcohol but carbon don't have any vacant d-orbitals hence it can't accept electrons from oxygen of ROH thus, methane not react with alcohol.

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