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infoWhy this? Alcohols show how the hydroxyl group changes intermolecular forces, physical properties, and chemical reactivity. Their oxidation, substitution, and dehydration reactions make them important intermediates for converting one type of organic compound into another.

scheduleWhy now? Alkene hydration and halogenoalkane substitution now provide two established routes to alcohols, allowing us to connect previously separate reaction pathways. Alcohol oxidation also introduces products whose carbonyl chemistry is developed in Year 13.