Oxygenates are of interest from various perspectives. Oxidation of alcohols, carbonyl and other intermediates plays an important role in the deep oxidation steps of paraffinic, naphthenic and alkylaromatic hydrocarbons. The book considers the general kinetic laws of the chain oxidation of organic compounds and modern ideas about the mechanisms of oxidation of alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, ethers and esters, mono- and dicarboxylic acids. Much attention is paid to quantitative kinetics, elementary stages of the process (nucleation, continuation and termination of chains), determination of constants of rates of formation and conversion of free radicals. Data are provided on the dependence of the reactivity of oxygen-containing compounds on their structure. Designed for scientists, process engineers of the chemical and petrochemical industries, graduate students, as well as students of higher educational institutions specializing in the oxidation of organic compounds and in related fields of chemistry.