Formed from alkenes by hydroboration and oxidation, these compounds can also be synthesized by reducing aldehydes and ketones.
The most highly substituted type of these compounds forms alkyl halides when reacted with hydrobromic acid. Formed from alkenes by hydroboration and oxidation, these compounds can also be synthesized by reducing aldehydes and ketones. The simplest variety of these compounds can be formed from the distillation of wood. Common types include the three-carbon isopropyl and the two carbon ethyl type produced by fermentation. For 10 points, name this class of compounds, the simplest of which is methanol.
The most highly substituted type of these compounds forms alkyl halides when reacted with hydrobromic acid.
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