Which of the following is a primary alcohol ?

Butan - 2 - ol

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2 - Methylpropan -1- ol

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2 - Methylpropan - 2- ol

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is D 2 - Methylpropan -1- ol
$C H_{3} - C H (C H_{3}) - C H_{2} - O H$ is a primary alcohol as hydroxal group; -OH is attached to the primary carbon.

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