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Chemistry
substituting the hydrogen atom of hydroxyl group of an alcohol or
phenol by an alkyl or aryl group In this unit, we shall discuss the chemistry of three classes of
compounds, namely — alcohols, phenols and ethers Monohydric alcohols may be further classified according to the
hybridisation of the carbon atom to which the hydroxyl group is
attached (i) Compounds containing 
C3
spOH
bond: In this class of alcohols,
the –OH group is attached to an sp
3 hybridised carbon atom of an
alkyl group