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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