Question

Difference between primary, secondary and tertiary alcohol minimum five points?

Answer 1

Answer:

Alcohols also follow the primary/secondary/tertiary nomenclature. The rule for alcohols is that they are named according to the number of carbons attached to the carbon bearing the hydroxyl group: in other words, whether the hydroxyl bound to a primary, secondary, or tertiary carbon.

Answer 2

Answer:

Secondary alcohols have a -CHOH group. The OH group is usually located at a middle of a carbon chain. ... To identify primary, secondary and tertiary alcohol, we look at the branching on the carbon which the -OH group is attached to. A primary alcohol has the -OH group attached to a 1° carbon (primary carbon), etc.

Explanation:

The alcohol contains functional group -OH.

You have to check for the hydroxy carbon i.e. the carbon to which this -OH is bonded to.

If the hydroxy carbon is bonded to only one carbon, then it is called as primary alcohol. Eg. CH3CH2OH

If the hydroxy carbon is bonded to two carbons, then it is called as secondary alcohol. Eg. CH3CH(OH)CH3

If the hydroxy carbon is bonded to three carbons, then it is called as tertiary alcohol. Eg. (CH3)3COH

Note : you do not look for the OH bonded with number of carbons. you look for the hydroxy carbon bonded to number of carbons.

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