Organic Chemistry II

Professor Carl C. Wamser

Chem 335 - Winter 2008

Chapter 15 Skills

Alcohols

Knowledge - Level 1

Terminology:

sulfur functional groups: thiol, disulfide, sulfoxide, sulfone, sulfenic acid, sulfinic acid, sulfonic acid


Concepts - Level 2

alcohols are key intermediates in syntheses, as reactant or product


Applications - Level 3

identify reactions that generate alcohols from various starting materials

identify reactions of alcohols to form substitution products, ethers, or esters

identify oxidation reactions of alcohols

balance organic redox reactions


Analytical Skills - Level 4 & higher

write mechanisms for the various reactions involving alcohol