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Topic 2.10 ALCOHOLS Preparation of ethanol Ethanol as a biofuel Elimination reactions of alcohols Oxidation reactions of alcohols Tests for aldehydes ALCOHOLS Alcohols are saturated molecules containing an –OH group. The H atom in the O-H bond can hydrogen bond with other alcohol molecules and with water, which is why alcohols have relatively high boiling points and many are soluble in water. Ethanol, C2H5OH, is the most commercially important of the alcohols. In pure form it is used as a fuel and as a solvent, and in impure form is present in alcoh