Chemistry A-Level
The hydroxyl group and hydrogen bonding
What The hydroxyl group and hydrogen bonding means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of The hydroxyl group and hydrogen bonding
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The −OH group is polar, so hydrogen bonding occurs between alcohol molecules, raising boiling points above those of comparable alkanes.
Topics that use The hydroxyl group and hydrogen bonding
- Alcohols (OCR A-Level)
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- acid catalysis
- Acidified dichromate(VI) as oxidising agent
- Balancing redox half-equations
- Controlling oxidation products
- Counting carbon neighbours of the –OH-bearing carbon
- Distillation versus reflux
- Elimination reactions
- Intermolecular hydrogen bonding
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