ALCOHOL
IUPAC Nomenclature
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Find the longest carbon chain containing the carbon with the —OH group.
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Drop the -e from the alkane name; add -ol.
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Number the chain, giving the —OH group the lowest number possible.
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Number and name all substituents and write them in alphabetical order.
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PREPARATION OF ALCOHOLS
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Reduction of ketones and aldehydes
Reduction of esters and carboxylic acids
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Hydration of Alkenes
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Nucleophilic addition
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Grignard reaction
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Acetylide addition
Substitution
Epoxide opening