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CI 13.4 The OH Group

The OH group is one of the more common functional groups in organic

chemistry. It can be found in:

Alcohols: R-OH

Phenols:

Carboxylic Acids:

Acidic Properties of alcohol can be compared to

water:

R-OH +H2O R-O- + H3O

+ v H2O +H2O H-O- + H3O

+

Acid strength:

CH3CH2OH < H2O