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  • Chapter 11

    • Reactions of Alcohols

      • 1. Oxidation-reduction reactions*

        • a.  Oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones

        • b.  Oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids

        • c.  Oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes

        • d.  Reduction of alcohols to alkanes

      • 2.  Cleavage of alcohol hydroxyl group*

        • a.  Conversion of alcholols to alkyl halides

        • b.  Dehydration of alchols to form alkenes

        • c.  Industrial dehydration of alcohols to form ethers

        • d.  Unimolecular dehydration

      • 3.  Cleavage of the hydroxyl proton*

        • a.  Tosylation

        • b.  Acylation to form esters

        • c.  Deprotonation to form an alkoxide

        • d.  Williamson ether synthesis

      • 4.  Diols*

        • a.  Pinacol rearrangement

        • b.  Periodic acid cleavage of glycols