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Draw $1^{o}$ alcohol with the empirical formula $C_{4} H_{8} O$ is/are:

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Solution

In primary alcohols, the $- O H$ group is attached to the primary carbon atom. Hence there are four such primary alcohols possible with the given molecular formula as given in above image.

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