The alcohols’ functional group is –OH. It is responsible for the alcohols’ typical reactions. Don’t confuse the –OH group with the hydroxide ion OH-.

Given that alcohol is the most frequent functional group found in bioactive natural products and marketed drugs, and is a ...

Students will therefore be expected to secure a basic undersanding of, e.g., chemical bonding, the chemistry of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic compounds, substitution and elimination reactions, ...