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The 53 pages that link to Alcohol, each with the reason it gives.

• Carboxylic acidCompared with: Both contain O–H bonds, but the adjacent carbonyl makes carboxylic acids much more acidic.

• Functional groupBroader topic: The hydroxyl group gives alcohols characteristic hydrogen bonding and oxidation reactions.

• EsterificationNarrower topic: Alcohols supply the oxygen-bound organic group in common ester formation.

• Hydroxyl groupBroader topic: Alcohols are a major class of compounds defined by a carbon-bound hydroxyl group.

• EsterRelated: Alcohols supply the oxygen-linked carbon group in common esterification reactions.

• HydrocarbonCompared with: Alcohols contain oxygen, unlike compounds made solely of carbon and hydrogen.

• PhenolCompared with: Unlike an alcohol, phenol has its hydroxyl group bonded directly to an aromatic ring.

• GABARelated: Alcohol can alter GABA_A receptor signaling, contributing to sedation and impaired coordination.

• Carboxyl groupCompared with: Unlike an alcohol hydroxyl, the carboxyl hydroxyl shares a carbon with a carbonyl.

• Dehydration reactionRelated: Alcohols are common substrates for acid-catalyzed dehydration to alkenes.

• ThiolCompared with: Alcohols are oxygen analogues that help clarify how replacing oxygen with sulfur changes properties.

• EtherCompared with: Alcohols have an O–H bond where ethers have a second carbon–oxygen bond.

• Grignard reactionBroader topic: Carbonyl addition followed by workup commonly produces an alcohol.

• TransesterificationNarrower topic: The incoming alcohol supplies the group that replaces the ester’s original alcohol-derived group.

• MentholNarrower topic: Menthol’s hydroxyl group makes it a monoterpene alcohol.

• Alcohol dehydrogenaseNarrower topic: Alcohols are the substrates whose oxidation gives the enzyme family its name.

• EnolRelated: Enols contain a hydroxyl group, but its attachment to an alkene carbon changes its behavior.

• Grignard reagentRelated: Workup of Grignard addition to carbonyl compounds commonly produces alcohols.

• Hydration reactionRelated: Many organic hydration reactions convert an alkene into an alcohol.

• Condensation reactionRelated: Its hydroxyl group can combine with an acid-derived group during ester-forming condensation.

• Fischer esterificationRelated: Its oxygen becomes the ester’s single-bonded oxygen.

• HypnoticCompared with: Alcohol may hasten drowsiness but fragments sleep and is not a safe hypnotic.

• OpiumCompared with: Alcohol intoxication and dependence arise through mechanisms distinct from opium’s opioid action.

• Sodium borohydrideRelated: Aldehyde and ketone reductions commonly produce alcohols.

• Isopropyl alcoholNarrower topic: Isopropyl alcohol belongs to this chemical family and shares its hydroxyl group's polarity.

• Williamson ether synthesisRelated: Deprotonating an alcohol commonly produces the alkoxide coupling partner.

• Phosphorus pentachlorideRelated: PCl₅ can replace an alcohol’s hydroxyl group with chlorine, though other reagents are often preferred.

• 1-ButanolNarrower topic: 1-Butanol belongs to this compound family because it contains a hydroxyl group on a saturated carbon.

• EthanolamineNarrower topic: Ethanolamine’s hydroxyl group gives it alcohol-like reactions and water solubility.

• Fatty alcoholNarrower topic: Fatty alcohols are alcohols whose carbon frameworks are unusually long and mostly unbranched.

• Thionyl chlorideNarrower topic: Its hydroxyl group can be replaced by chlorine using thionyl chloride.

• LinaloolRelated: Linalool’s hydroxyl group makes it a terpene alcohol.

• Organic acidCompared with: Alcohols share a hydroxyl group with carboxylic acids but are usually much less acidic.

• Victor GrignardBroader topic: Addition of Grignard reagents to carbonyl compounds commonly yields alcohols after workup.

• Benzyl alcoholNarrower topic: Benzyl alcohol belongs to this class because its hydroxyl-bearing carbon is saturated.

• CyclohexanolNarrower topic: Cyclohexanol belongs to this family because its hydroxyl group is attached to a saturated ring carbon.

• HaloalkaneCompared with: Alcohols can form haloalkanes when their hydroxyl groups are replaced by halogens.

• Herbert C. BrownRelated: Hydroboration followed by oxidation offers a reliable route from alkenes to alcohols.

• PentaerythritolNarrower topic: Each of pentaerythritol’s four hydroxyl groups has alcohol reactivity.

• 1-PropanolNarrower topic: 1-Propanol belongs to this compound family because it contains a hydroxyl group on a saturated carbon.

• Cetyl alcoholNarrower topic: Cetyl alcohol is a long-chain member of this chemical family.

• DiolNarrower topic: Diols are alcohols with two hydroxyl groups.

• GeraniolRelated: Geraniol’s hydroxyl group defines its alcohol functionality.

• GlycolaldehydeNarrower topic: Its hydroxyl group gives glycolaldehyde its hydroxyaldehyde classification.

• IsobutanolNarrower topic: Isobutanol belongs to this family because it contains a hydroxyl group on a saturated carbon.

• SNi reactionNarrower topic: Alcohols are converted into leaving-group derivatives that can undergo SNi substitution.

• 1-PentanolNarrower topic: 1-Pentanol belongs to this functional-group family because its terminal carbon bears a hydroxyl group.

• Allyl alcoholNarrower topic: Its hydroxyl group gives allyl alcohol alcohol-class reactions alongside alkene chemistry.

• Tincture of iodineRelated: Alcohol serves as the tincture’s solvent and adds its own antimicrobial and irritating effects.

• 1-HexanolNarrower topic: 1-Hexanol is a primary member of this compound family.