Homework Help: Chemistry

Posted by Mary on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 6:35pm.

I know the following are alcohols. Are the primary, secondary or tertiary and what is the IUPAC name.

1. CH3CHCH2CH3
.......|
.......OH (OH falls directly underneath the "CH"

2. CH3CH2-O-hexagon shape (I can't draw this out)

3. CH3 which is branched down to CH-CH2-CH2-OH which has CH3 again underneath and branched out

Chemistry - DrBob222, Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 7:54pm
1 is a secondary alcohol.
2 is not an alcohol since it has no C-OH group. They way you have it drawn it is an ether.
I can't tell what three is.

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