Content of the notes –

• Classifications of alcohol
• Nomenclature of alcohol
• Isomerism in alcohol
• Method of preparation of alcohol
• (From alkyl halide)
• (From carbonyl compound)
• (From acid)
• (From cyclic Ether or epoxy)
• (From ester)
• (From amine)
• Industrial method of preparation of alcohol
• (Hydration of alkene)
• (By oxymercuration and demercuration of alkene)
• (By hydroboration oxidation)
• (Buy oxo process)
• Chemical properties of alcohol
• Reaction involving the cleavage of O—H bond
• Reaction involving the cleavage of R—OH bond
• Reaction involving alkyl and hydroxyl group
• Oxidation of alcohol
• Victor meyer’s test
• Lucas reagent test
• Iodoform test
• Interconversion of alcohol
• Phenol
• Method of preparation of phenol
• Industrial preparation of phenol
• Reaction due to phenolic group
• Reaction in benzene ring
• Riemer-Teimann reaction
• Kolbe’s Schmidt reaction
• Guttermann formylation reaction
• Condensation with Pthalic anhydride
• Oxidation of phenol
• Libermann reaction
• Distinction between alcohol and phenol
• Ether
• Cyclic Ether
• Method of preparation of ether
• Chemical properties of ether
• Distinction between alcohol and Ether