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alcohols, ethers, epoxides, thiols, sulfides. Alcohols. Alcohol Properties. alcohol nomenclature. physical properties of alcohols and preparation of alkoxides. preparation of alcohols using NaBH4. preparation of alcohols using LiAlH4. synthesis of alcohols using grignard reagents I. synthesis of alcohols using grignard reagents II. oxidation of alcohols I: mechanism and oxidation states. oxidation of alcohols II: examples. biological redox reactions. formation of nitrate esters. preparation of alkyl halides from alcohols. Ether Naming and Introduction. Ether nomenclature. Properties of ethers and crown ethers. williamson ether synthesis. acidic cleavage of ethers. Cyclic ethers and epoxide naming. nomenclature and preparation of epoxides. preparation of epoxides: stereochemistry. Ring-opening Sn2 reaction of expoxides. Sn1 and Sn2 epoxide opening discussion. ring-opening reactions of epoxides: strong nucleophiles. ring opening reactions of epoxides: acid-catalyzed. preparation of sulfides. Alcohols. Alcohol Properties. alcohol nomenclature. physical properties of alcohols and preparation of alkoxides. preparation of alcohols using NaBH4. preparation of alcohols using LiAlH4. synthesis of alcohols using grignard reagents I. synthesis of alcohols using grignard reagents II. oxidation of alcohols I: mechanism and oxidation states. oxidation of alcohols II: examples. biological redox reactions. formation of nitrate esters. preparation of alkyl halides from alcohols. Ether Naming and Introduction. Ether nomenclature. Properties of ethers and crown ethers. williamson ether synthesis. acidic cleavage of ethers. Cyclic ethers and epoxide naming. nomenclature and preparation of epoxides. preparation of epoxides: stereochemistry. Ring-opening Sn2 reaction of expoxides. Sn1 and Sn2 epoxide opening discussion. ring-opening reactions of epoxides: strong nucleophiles. ring opening reactions of epoxides: acid-catalyzed. preparation of sulfides.