Alcohols and oxidation reaction

An alcohol is an organic compound with a hydroxyl (OH) functional group on an aliphatic carbon atom.
Because OH is the functional group of all alcohols, we often represent alcohols by the general formula ROH,
where R is an alkyl group. Alcohols are common in nature.
The carbon directly attached to OH is technically called the “carbinol” carbon, although this nomenclature is often not
introduced in introductory classes. The carbinol carbon (carbon attached to OH), however, is the key to understanding
the most common classifications we use for alcohols, that being “primary”, “secondary”, and “tertiary” alcohols.
To determine if an alcohol is primary, secondary, or tertiary, examine the carbon attached to OH. If that carbon is
attached to one carbon, the alcohol is primary; two, secondary; three, tertiary. If zero carbons and three hydrogens
(a unique situation) it is methanol. Hydroxyl groups attached to aromatic rings are called, “phenols”.
 Naming alcohol : not required to memorize. Use for enrichment.

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• The chemistry covered in this part of sub-topic 10.2 is really
very simple. It can be summarized by saying that alcohols burn
in oxygen to give carbon dioxide and water, primary alcohols
are oxidised first to aldehydes then carboxylic acids, secondary
alcohols are oxidized to ketones and tertiary alcohols cannot be
oxidized whilst still retaining the carbons chain. All alcohols can
react with carboxylic acids to form esters. This condensation
reaction is also known as esterification.