Types of Alcohol
Chemistry: Cambridge International A Level, topic 3.4.1
Types of Alcohols
Alcohols can be either primary, secondary, or tertiary.
Primary alcohols
- A primary alcohol is one which has one carbon bonded to the carbon bonded to the functional group.
- E.g. ethanol.
Secondary alcohols
- A secondary alcohol is one which has two carbons bonded to the carbon bonded to the functional group.
- E.g. propan-2-ol.
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Tertiary alcohols
- A tertiary alcohol is one which has three carbons bonded to the carbon bonded to the functional group.
- E.g. 2-methyl-propan-2-ol.
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Which of the following is a tertiary alcohol?
Which of the following are secondary alcohols?