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hydroxyl group (-OH)
The functional group –OH found in alcohols and phenols. It consists of a hydrogen atom and a oxygen atom bound together by a covalent bond. In alcohols, the hydroxyl group is attached to a carbon atom in a hydrocarbon chain while in phenols the hydroxyl group is attached directly to the hydrocarbon ring.
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