B.ALKANOLS(Alcohols) (A) INTRODUCTION. Alkanols belong to a homologous series of organic compounds with a general formula CnH2n +1 OH and thus -OH as the functional group .The 1st ten alkanols include n General / Structural formula IUPAC molecular name formular 1 CH3OH H C - H Methanol – –O │ H 2 CH3 CH2OH H H Ethanol C2H5 OH H C C - H – –O │ H H 3 CH3 (CH2)2OH H H H Propanol C3H7 OH H C C - C - H – –O │ H H H 4 CH3 (CH2)3OH H H H H Butanol C4H9 OH
B.ALKANOLS(Alcohols) (A) INTRODUCTION. Alkanols belong to a homologous series of organic compounds with a general formula CnH2n +1 OH and thus -OH as the functional group .The 1st ten alkanols include n General / molecular formular Structural formula IUPAC name 1 CH3OH H – C –O - H │ H Methanol 2 CH3 CH2OH C2H5 OH H H H C – C –O - H │ H H Ethanol 3 CH3 (CH2)2OH C3H7 OH H H H H C – C - C –O - H │ H H H Propanol 4 CH3 (CH2)3OH C4H9 OH H H H H Butanol
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