What is the IUPAC name of the compound CH₃CH₂CH₂OH?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Propan-1-ol
- Step 1: A three-carbon chain with OH on the first carbon is propan-1-ol.
Answer
Propan-1-ol.
Why not the others: Propan-2-ol: the OH group would be on the middle carbon. Propanal: an aldehyde has the CHO group. Propanoic acid: a carboxylic acid has the COOH group.
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