write the IUPAC name of the next homologous series of CH2-OH-CH2-CH3 write its molecular formula
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Answer:OH-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3 ( 1 degree alcohol)
n-butyl alcohol (commomn name)
but-an- 1-ol (IUPAC name )
Explanation- because homologous series differ by -CH2 group.
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The IUPAC name of the next compound of the given homologous series is Butan-1-ol (CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-OH).
- The given compound is CH3-CH2-CH2-OH.
- Its name is propan-1-ol.
- It belongs to the alcohol homologous series.
- The next compound in this homologous series contains -CH2 group more than the compound.
- Hence, the compound next to propan-1-ol is butan-1-ol.
- Its formula is CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-OH which can also be written as C4H9OH.
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