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    Alcohols contain the hydroxyl (-OH) functional group. To name alcohols, identify the longest carbon chain with the -OH group and give it the lowest possible number, then remove the final 'e' and add '-ol'. If there is more than one -OH group, add prefixes like 'di', 'tri' before '-ol'. There are three types of alcohols: primary with one carbon attached to the -OH carbon, secondary with two carbons attached, and tertiary with three carbons attached. Aldehydes contain a carbonyl (-C=O) group that must be at the end of the chain, while ketones also have a carbonyl group but it can

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    Alcohols contain the hydroxyl (-OH) functional group. To name alcohols, identify the longest carbon chain with the -OH group and give it the lowest possible number, then remove the final 'e' and add '-ol'. If there is more than one -OH group, add prefixes like 'di', 'tri' before '-ol'. There are three types of alcohols: primary with one carbon attached to the -OH carbon, secondary with two carbons attached, and tertiary with three carbons attached. Aldehydes contain a carbonyl (-C=O) group that must be at the end of the chain, while ketones also have a carbonyl group but it can

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    Lecture 5: Alcohols

    Wednesday, February 17, 2016 1:22 PM

    Alcohols are molecules containing the hydroxyl functional group (-OH) .

    Rules for naming alcohols


    Find the longest chain
    containing the OH group. Place
    the OH on the lowest possible
    number for the chain. Remove
    the final e and replace it with -
    ol. If there is more than 1 OH
    then use di,tri etc before the
    ol.

    These are some example of alcohols.

    Primary alcohol: This is an alcohol in which there is one carbon attached to the carbon with the
    OH group e.g propanol.

    Secondary alcohol: Where there are two carbons attached to the carbon with the OH group e.g
    propan-2-ol.

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    Tertriary alcohol: Where there are 3 carbons attached to the carbon with the OH group e.g 2-
    methyl propan-2-ol.

    Aldehydes: Are organic compounds which incorporate a carbonyl functional


    group ,H- C=O. This functional group must always be at the end of the chain. -al

    Ketones: Also consists of the functional group C=O however this can be
    located anywhere in the chain. The first 2 ketones are propanone and
    butanone.

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