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A mercurinium (“mer-cur-in-ee-um”) intermediate is formed when creating these compounds from alkenes in the oxymercuration reaction. (10[1])These compounds are deprotonated before attacking an alkyl halide to produce an ether in the Williamson synthesis. Sodium borohydride can be used to reduce an (-5[1])aldehyde to these compounds’ “primary” type. (10[1])Distilling (10[1])one of these compounds that has two carbons from water is complicated by the formation of an azeotrope (10[1])containing 96% of that compound and 4% water. (-5[1])A common disinfectant contains (-5[1])70% of these molecules’ (10[1])“isopropyl” type. (10[1])For 10 points, name (10[1])these organic compounds that contain an -OH (“O-H”) group, like ethanol. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: alcohols [accept hydroxyl; prompt on -OH before mentioned]
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