Monohydric Alcohols- introduction, classification, methods of formation by reduction of aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acid and esters, biological oxidation of ethanol, hydrogen bonding, acidic nature, comparison with thiols, effect of solvents and polarity, reactions of alcohols, distinction among primary, secondary, tertiary alcohols.
Dihydric alcohols- methods of preparation, chemical reactions of vicinal glycols, oxidative cleavage with [Pb(OAc)₄] and HIO₄, pinacol- pinacolone rearrangement.
Trihydric alcohols- introduction, methods of preparation, chemical reactions of glycerol

Phenols- methods of preparation, acidity and factors affecting it, comparative acidic strength of alcohol and phenol, chemical reactions including important name reactions.
Ethers and Epoxides- preparation and reactions

Synthesis from acid chlorides, 1,3-dithianes and enamines, nitriles and carboxylic acids, mechanism of nucleophilic addition reaction to carbonyl group with particular emphasis on Benzoin, Perkin, aldol, Knoevenagel condensations, Reformatsky reaction and condensation with ammonia and its derivatives including reactions with primary & secondary amines, Mannich and Wittig reactions.

Use of acetals as protecting groups, oxidation reactions- Baeyer- Villiger oxidation, Oppenauer oxidation, Cannizzaro reaction, reduction reactions- MPV reduction, Clemmensen reduction, Wolff-Kishner reduction, metal hydride reduction (LiAlH₄, NaBH₄ reductions)
α,β- unsaturated carbonyl compounds (cyclic & acyclic), Michael addition 1,2 v/s 1,4-addition
Active methylene compounds- acidity, keto-enol tautomerism, evidences in favour of keto-enol tautomerism, Claisen and Dieckmann condensation, preparation and synthetic applications of diethyl malonate & ethyl acetoacetate

Carboxylic acids- preparation, physical properties, acidity and reactions of monocarboxylic acids, dicarboxylic acids (succinic acid and phthalic acid), hydroxy acids (lactic acid, tartaric acid and citric acid) and unsaturated acids (maleic and fumaric acids)
Carboxylic acid derivatives- preparation and reactions of acid chlorides, anhydrides, esters and amides, mechanism of nucleophilic acyl substitution, relative reactivity and stability of carboxylic acid derivatives.