Write IUPAC names for the following compounds.
I) CH3- CH-( OH) - CH3
II) CH3- CH2-COOH
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Isopropyl alcohol
explanation = The given compound is
CH3- CH-( OH) - CH3
In this compound, -OH group is bonded with a longest chain of three carbon atom, at second position. Propane will be used as the root name for the longest carbon chain of 3 carbon atoms and this chain is saturated in nature. Therefore, the IUPAC name of this compound is propan-2-ol.
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