Alcohols Flashcards
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What are the alcohols in increasing number of carbon order?
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Methanol
Ethanol
Propan-1-ol
But an-1-ol’
Pentan-1-ol
Hexan-1-ol
2
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What is a primary alcohol?
A
A primary alcohol has one alkyl group attached to the carbon with the hydroxyl group eg ethanol
3
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What is a secondary alcohol?
A
A secondary alcohol has two alkyl groups attached to fbe carbon with the hydroxyl
4
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What is a tertiary alcohol?
A
A tertiary alcohol has three alkyl groups attached to the carbon with the hydroxyl group
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