IITJEE Advance • Chemistry New Syllabus
Module 17: Halides, Alcohols & Ethers Hub
Master the chemistry of halogen and oxygen-containing organic compounds. Explore nucleophilic substitutions, eliminations, stereochemistry, acidity, and rigorous reaction mechanisms of alcohols, phenols, and ethers.
Topic 1.1 • Halides Synthesis
Preparation from Hydrocarbons & Alcohols, Halogen Exchange, and Physical Properties
Topic 1.2 • Substitution
SN1, SN2, SNi, SNAr Mechanisms, Stereochemical Aspects, and Walden Inversion
Topic 2.1 • Elimination & Metals
E1, E2, E1cB Reactions, Saytzeff vs Hofmann Rules, and Grignard Reagents Dynamics
Topic 2.2 • Alcohols
Preparation Methods, Hydrogen Bonding, Esterification, Dehydration, and Oxidation
Topic 3.1 • Phenols I
Acidity of Phenols, Substituent Effects (EWG/EDG), and Electrophilic Aromatic Substitutions
Topic 3.2 • Phenols II
Kolbe’s Reaction, Reimer-Tiemann Reaction, Coupling, and Oxidation to Benzoquinone
Topic 4.1 • Ethers & Epoxides
Williamson Synthesis, Acidic Cleavage of C-O Bonds, and Ring Opening of Epoxides
Topic 4.2 • Lab & Applications