Intro to alcohols: the hydroxyl functional group and naming

Intro to alcohols: the hydroxyl functional group and naming

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Intro to alcohols: the hydroxyl functional group and naming

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Alcohols - Introduction
Definition and structure of alcohols.

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Intro to alcohols: the hydroxyl functional group and naming

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Properties of alcohols and how the OH group affects them

8 min

Primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols explained

4 min

Testing for primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols

5 min

Naming alcohols using IUPAC nomenclature rules

4 min

Oxidation reactions of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols

7 min

Identifying alcohols using the general molecular formula

3 min

Ordering alcohols by solubility in water based on chain length

4 min

Explaining why alcohols dissolve in water but alkanes do not

6 min