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Alcohols
Alcohols
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ALCOHOLS
General formula:
p. 10-1
Classification may be of three kinds depending on the
degree of substitution of the a-C:
Primary alcohol if the hydroxyl group is attached
to a primary carbon.
Secondary alcohol if the hydroxyl group is
attached to a secondary carbon.
Tertiary alcohol if the hydroxyl group is attached
to a tertiary carbon p. 10-1
2o alcohol 1o alcohol 3o alcohol
Nomenclature:
p. 10-1
H3C OH methyl alcohol
HO ethyl alcohol
HO isopropyl alcohol
Give the common name of the ff. compound:
HO
cyclohexyl alcohol
3-methyl-2-pentanol
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1,3-dimethylcyclopentanol
p. 10-2
1,2-ethanediol
p. 10-2
2
HO
1 3
2-propen-1-ol
2. Boiling point:
a. BPalcohols > BPalkyl halides > BPalkanes
OH
OH OH
HCl/ZnCl2
OH