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Chapter 15: Alcohols, Diols
and Thiols |
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Summary
The organic chemistry that allows
the interconversion of the functional groups containing oxygen is very
important and will be reviewed and expanded over the next few chapters.
The importance of alcohols as a functional
group is emphasised by the fact that although we have already encountered several
methods for their preparation, there are still more. Infact, a good understanding
of the chemistry of alcohols is very important in order to be able to complete
synthesis problems efficiently.
A useful sequence to keep in mind
is the redox "ladder" between alcohols,carbonyls and carboxylic acids:
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(Note the increasing number
of
C-O bonds as we go L to R) |
Preparations of Alcohols
Diols
Reactions of Alcohols
The Sulfur Analogues
Problems
