Question

What is the chemical name of ${\mathrm{C}}_3{\mathrm{H}}_7\mathrm{OH}$?

Answer 1

Common name of ${\mathrm{C}}_3{\mathrm{H}}_7\mathrm{OH}$

• The common name of alcohol is obtained from the common name of the alkyl group and adding the word alcohol to it.
• The possible common names of ${\mathrm{C}}_3{\mathrm{H}}_7\mathrm{OH}$ is n-Propyl alcohol, and Isopropyl alcohol.

IUPAC name of ${\mathrm{C}}_3{\mathrm{H}}_7\mathrm{OH}$

• The IUPAC name of alcohol is obtained from the name of the alkane from which the alcohol is derived, by substituting ‘e’ of alkane with the suffix ‘ol’.
• So, the possible IUPAC name of ${\mathrm{C}}_3{\mathrm{H}}_7\mathrm{OH}$ is $\mathrm{Propan}-1-\mathrm{ol}$,and $\mathrm{Propan}-2-\mathrm{ol}$.