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• Alcohol is an organic compound that is a colorless flammable liquid with a strong smell, and is used mainly as a disinfectant. It can also be used in some medicines and products such as liquors.

 

• Alcohol has only one oxygen. It is formed when a hydroxyl group (OH) is substituted for a hydrogen atom in a hydrocarbon.It can be classified as first degree (1°), second degree (2°) or third degree (3°). Alcohols are also named as “alkanols”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 1° alcohols are also called primary alcohols. It is when only one alkyl group is bonded to the carbon atom. An example is ethyl alcohol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 2° alcohols are also called secondary alcohols. It is when two alkyl groups are bonded to the carbon atom. An example is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• 3° alcohols are also called tertiary alcohols. It is when three alkyl groups are bonded to the carbon atom. An example is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• In which R is the alkyl groups such as CH2, CH3,etc…

 

 

 

written by: Krystelle Bautista