FTP, identify this class of organic compounds characterized by the presence of a hydroxyl group.
They can be synthesized via the oxymercuration-demercuration of alkenes, or from the acid-catalyzed hydration of alkenes, as well. Hydrogenation of ketones and aldehydes, using a Raney nickel catalyst, also produces these organic compounds, and addition to an ester gives their tertiary variety. Perhaps their best-known synthesis results from the addition of an organometallic reagent to an aldehyde or ketone. FTP, identify this class of organic compounds characterized by the presence of a hydroxyl group.
They can be synthesized via the oxymercuration-demercuration of alkenes, or from the acid-catalyzed hydration of alkenes, as well.
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