Wednesday 3 June 2015

2.10.1b: demonstrate an understanding of the nomenclature and corresponding structural, displayed and skeletal formulae of alcohols, and classify them as primary, secondary or tertiary

Primary alcohols:
  • only one R group attached to the carbon to which the OH group is attached
Secondary alcohols:
  • two R groups attached to the carbon to which the OH group is attached
Tertiary alcohols:

  • three R groups attached to the carbon to which the OH group is attachedAlk_1.2.3.gif

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