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Core - Organic Chemistry

    Chapter 10

    Alcohols and Phenols

    10.1 : Structure and Nomenclature of Alcohols and Phenols02:23

    10.1 : Structure and Nomenclature of Alcohols and Phenols

    Overview Alcohols are one of the most important functional groups in organic chemistry. The name of alcohol comes from the hydrocarbon from which it is ...

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    10.2 : Physical Properties of Alcohols and Phenols02:32

    10.2 : Physical Properties of Alcohols and Phenols

    Alcohols are organic compounds in which a hydroxy group is attached to a saturated carbon. Phenols are a class of alcohols containing a hydroxy group ...

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    10.3 : Acidity and Basicity of Alcohols and Phenols02:36

    10.3 : Acidity and Basicity of Alcohols and Phenols

    Like water, alcohols are weak acids and bases. This is attributed to the polarization of the O–H bond making the hydrogen partially positive. ...

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    10.4 : Preparation of Alcohols via Addition Reactions02:15

    10.4 : Preparation of Alcohols via Addition Reactions

    Overview The acid-catalyzed addition of water to the double bond of alkenes is a large-scale industrial method used to synthesize low-molecular-weight ...

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    10.5 : Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration of Alcohols to Alkenes02:35

    10.5 : Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration of Alcohols to Alkenes

    In a dehydration reaction, a hydroxyl group in an alcohol is eliminated along with the hydrogen from an adjacent carbon. Here, the products are an alkene ...

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    10.6 : Alcohols from Carbonyl Compounds: Reduction02:23

    10.6 : Alcohols from Carbonyl Compounds: Reduction

    Reduction is a simple strategy to convert a carbonyl group to a hydroxyl group. The three major pathways to reduce carbonyls to alcohols are catalytic ...

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    10.7 : Alcohols from Carbonyl Compounds: Grignard Reaction02:00

    10.7 : Alcohols from Carbonyl Compounds: Grignard Reaction

    Grignard reagents are one of the most commonly used reagents used to synthesize alcohols from carbonyl compounds. Grignard reagents are organomagnesium ...

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    10.8 : Protection of Alcohols02:31

    10.8 : Protection of Alcohols

    This lesson delves into the concept of protection and deprotection of a functional group fundamental to synthetic organic chemistry. These phenomena are ...

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    10.9 : Preparation of Diols and Pinacol Rearrangement01:57

    10.9 : Preparation of Diols and Pinacol Rearrangement

    Compounds bearing two hydroxyl groups are known as diols. When the hydroxyl groups are located on adjacent carbon atoms, the diols are called vicinal ...

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    10.10 : Conversion of Alcohols to Alkyl Halides02:48

    10.10 : Conversion of Alcohols to Alkyl Halides

    This lesson delves into the conversion of alcohols to corresponding alkyl halides and the mechanism of action for different reagents. Typically, the ...

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    10.11 : Oxidation of Alcohols02:37

    10.11 : Oxidation of Alcohols

    In this lesson, the oxidation of alcohols is discussed in depth. The various reagents used for oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols are detailed, ...

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    10.12 : Preparation of Alcohols via Substitution Reactions01:38

    10.12 : Preparation of Alcohols via Substitution Reactions

    Overview Alcohols can be synthesized from alkyl halides via nucleophilic substitution reactions. The highly polar carbon-halogen bond in the substrate ...

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