• alcohol
• alkoxide ion, RO^–
• hydroquinone
• phenol
• phenoxide ion ArO^–
• protecting group
• quinone

Summary of Reactions 17

• Synthesis of alcohols
• Reduction of carbonyl compounds (Section 17.4)
  • Aldehydes

• • Ketones

• • Esters

• • Carboxylic acids

• Grignard addition to carbonyl compounds (Section 17.5)
  • Formaldehyde

• • Aldehydes

• • Ketones

• • Esters

• Reactions of alcohols
  • Dehydration (Section 17.6)
    • Tertiary alcohols

• • • Secondary and tertiary alcohols

• • Oxidation (Section 17.7)
    • Primary alcohols

• • • Secondary alcohols

• • • Oxidation of phenols to quinones (Section 17.10)