Answer:
Alcohols can act as acids in strongly
basic medium by releasing \[{{H}^{+}}\]ion. Similarly, they can act as Lewis
bases in the acidic medium.
\[\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}
\\
\text{Acid}\,
\end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{R-O-H}}\,+\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}
\\
\text{(Base)}
\end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{O{{H}^{-}}}}\,\,\xrightarrow{\,}\]
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