IITJEE Mains • Chemistry New Syllabus
Module 25: Alcohols, Phenols & Ethers Hub
Master the chemistry of oxygen-containing organic compounds. Explore the preparation, acidity, structural properties, and key name reactions of alcohols, phenols, and ethers.
Topic 1.1 • Alcohols I
Classification, Nomenclature, and Preparation from Alkenes & Carbonyls
Topic 1.2 • Alcohols II
Physical Properties, Hydrogen Bonding, Acidity, Esterification, and Dehydration
Topic 2.1 • Phenols I
Nomenclature, Structure, and Preparation from Cumene & Diazonium Salts
Topic 2.2 • Phenols II
Acidic Character of Phenols and the Effect of Electron Withdrawing/Donating Substituents
Topic 3.1 • Phenols III
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution, Kolbe’s Reaction, and Reimer-Tiemann Reaction
Topic 3.2 • Ethers I
Nomenclature, Structure, and Williamson Ether Synthesis Mechanics
Topic 4.1 • Ethers II
Cleavage of C-O Bond by Acids (HI/HBr) and Reactions of Anisole
Topic 4.2 • Qualitative Tests