What is the IUPAC name of CH₃CH₂CH₂OH?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Propan-1-ol
- Step 1: Three carbons give 'prop-', and the -OH group at the end carbon makes it propan-1-ol.
Answer
Propan-1-ol.
Why not the others: Propanal, Propanoic acid and Propane do not fit.
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