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Alcohols that have their –OH groups in the middle of the chain are necessary to synthesize a ketone, which requires the carbonyl group to be bonded to two other carbon atoms:

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Alcohols containing two or more hydroxyl groups can be made.

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Alcohols A, B, and C all have the composition C4H10O.

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Alcohols are derivatives of hydrocarbons in which an –OH group has replaced a hydrogen atom.

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Condensation of Phenols      Condensation of Hydroxybenzene      Condensation of Dihydroxybenzene      Trihydroxy benzene      Polyhydroxybenzenes      Quinone      Phenolic Ethers      Nitro Bodies      Amino Bodies      Aromatic Alcohols      Aromatic Acids 3.

From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg