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What is the general formula for alcohols?
What is the general formula for alcohols?
The general formula for alcohols is R−OH.
How do primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols differ based on their structure?
How do primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols differ based on their structure?
Primary alcohols have the -OH group attached to a carbon bonded to one other carbon, secondary to two, and tertiary to three other carbons.
Define monohydric alcohol and provide its general formula.
Define monohydric alcohol and provide its general formula.
Monohydric alcohol is an alcohol with one -OH group, and its general formula is R−OH.
What is a benzylic alcohol?
What is a benzylic alcohol?
What distinguishes dihydric alcohols from polyhydric alcohols?
What distinguishes dihydric alcohols from polyhydric alcohols?
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Alcohols
- Alcohols are organic compounds containing a hydroxyl group (-OH) bonded to a saturated hydrocarbon
- Alcohols are represented by the general formula R-OH, where R is an alkyl group
- Alcohols can be classified based on the number of -OH groups present
Classification of Alcohols
- Monohydric alcohols have one -OH group
- Dihydric alcohols have two -OH groups
- Trihydric alcohols have three -OH groups
- Polyhydric alcohols have more than three -OH groups
Classification of Monohydric Alcohols
- Primary alcohols have the -OH group attached to a carbon bonded to one other carbon atom
- Secondary alcohols have the -OH group attached to a carbon bonded to two other carbon atoms
- Tertiary alcohols have the -OH group attached to a carbon bonded to three other carbon atoms
Other Types of Alcohols
- Allylic alcohols have the -OH group attached to a carbon atom adjacent to a carbon-carbon double bond
- Benzylic alcohols have the -OH group attached to a carbon atom on a benzene ring
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