Alcohols are organic compounds characterized by the presence of one or more hydroxyl (-OH) groups attached to a carbon atom. They play vital roles as building blocks in various chemical processes, ...

Typically, a catalyst selectively transforms a molecule by introducing new functional groups into its structure ... nucleophilic displacements of the hydroxyl functionality, carboxaldehydes ...

Most organic drugs contain one acid group, usually a carboxylic acid, -COOH, or one basic primary, secondary, or tertiary amino group, NC 1-3, [3,22,27,28,29] that determines the acid-base ...

e One OH group on phosphoric acid is esterified with the position 21 OH group of dexamethasone, and the hydrogens from the other two phosphoric acid OH groups are replaced to make the disodium salt.