Question

What is the functional group of alcohol write the name and formula of first two alcohols?

Answer 1

Alcohol is in itself a functional group with -OH end in a hydrocarbon chain.

Name of first two alcohols:

1) Methanol = CH₃OH

2) Ethanol = C₂H₄OH

Answer 2

OH is functional group of alcohol

Ethanol --- CH3-CH2-OH

Propanol --- CH3-CH2-CH2-OH