Question

In which of the following compounds _OH is the functional group

Answer 1

Answer:

Butanol

Explanation:

Functional group is defined as the group of atoms which provide characteristic properties to a compound.

Butanone contains ketone  as the functional group.

Butanol contains alcohol  as the functional group.

Butanoic acid contains carboxylic acid   as the functional group.

Butanal  contains aldehyde   as the functional group.

Answer 2

The following compounds -OH is the functional group is butanol.

Explanation:

• The functional groups are atoms or group of atoms which characterise the properties of an molecule.

• The compound with -OH molecule as the functional group is the alcohol.

• The alcohols are 'organic compounds'.

• They all contain the 'functional group –OH'.

• This group controls the 'properties of alcohols'.

• The names of alcohols end with ‘-ol’.

• Here the correct answer is butanol which contains alcohol as the functional group.

• It contains four carbon alcohol and it appear in five isomeric structure.

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