Contents Section M-Alcohols.phenols.and thiols M2 paration of phenols M3 Pro perties of alcohols and phenols 266 M4 Reactions of alcohols 270 M5 Reactions of phenols M6 Chemistry of thiols Section N-Ethers,epoxide and thioeth repar s,epoxide and thioethers 283 Section O-Amines and nitriles 29 OT Preparation of amines 02 Properties of amines Reactions of amines 03 04 Chemistry of nitriles 311 Section P-Organic spectroscopy and analysis ult a violet spectroscopy 317 P3 Infra-red s 322 Proton nuclear etic resonance spectroscopy 324 P5 C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy P6 342 Further reading Index 34Section M – Alcohols, phenols, and thiols 263 M1 Preparation of alcohols 263 M2 Preparation of phenols 264 M3 Properties of alcohols and phenols 266 M4 Reactions of alcohols 270 M5 Reactions of phenols 277 M6 Chemistry of thiols 281 Section N – Ethers, epoxides, and thioethers 283 N1 Preparation of ethers, epoxides, and thioethers 283 N2 Properties of ethers, epoxides, and thioethers 286 N3 Reactions of ethers, epoxides, and thioethers 289 Section O – Amines and nitriles 295 O1 Preparation of amines 295 O2 Properties of amines 299 O3 Reactions of amines 305 O4 Chemistry of nitriles 311 Section P – Organic spectroscopy and analysis 315 P1 Spectroscopy 315 P2 Visible and ultra violet spectroscopy 317 P3 Infra-red spectroscopy 322 P4 Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy 324 P5 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy 339 P6 Mass spectroscopy 342 Further reading 347 Index 349 Contents vii