Engineering
Chemistry
Chemical Reactions of Alcohols
Chemical reactions of ether
Question

(i) Draw the structures of all isomeric alcohols of molecular formula C5H12O and give their IUPAC names.
(ii) Classify the isomers of alcohols in above question as primary, secondaryand tertiary alcohols.

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The structures of all isomeric alcohols of molecular formula C5H12O alongwith their IUPAC names are as shown.
Their classification primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols is shown in parenthesis.

CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-OHPantan-1-ol(1°)

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