Project on Alcohols: Chemistry & Info

[d.tran103]

Hi everybody. I'm doing a project on alcohols that's due tomorrow. I'm really getting into it today. I was wondering if anybody had good links for information about alcohol. Everything I search keeps bringing up drinking alcohol. Even though my focus is on ethanol, I don't want my project to look like a health project. I want my stuff to be strictly chemistry related. Does anybody have any good ideas? Also, does anybody know what the differences between the three groups of alcohols are (primary, secondary, and tertiary)? I know it has to do with the location of the -OH group, but what's so important about its location? Are there different chemical properties, etc. for these groups? I'm having trouble filtering chemistry related information and drinking information online. Thanks!

 

[Borek]

Starting with wikipedia should help.

 

[Ygggdrasil]

Starting with reading the chapter on alcohols in any introductory organic chemistry textbook would be an even better idea.

 

[chemisttree]

Project due tomorrow? Start working on it the day before? Asking online for help at the last minute?

Start drinking... it's the best teacher. While you are getting soused, review the definition of "procrastinate" and contemplate your future.

 

[nismaratwork]

Project due tomorrow? Start working on it the day before? Asking online for help at the last minute?

Start drinking... it's the best teacher. While you are getting soused, review the definition of "procrastinate" and contemplate your future.

I love you... take me.