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Standard XII
Chemistry
Nomenclature of Alcohols
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Write the name and structure of an alcohol with four carbon atoms in its molecule.
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Solution
Butanol is an alcohol which has four carbon atoms in its molecule. Its stuctural formula is
C
H
3
C
H
2
C
H
2
C
H
2
O
H
.
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(a) Draw the structural formula of a compound with two carbon atoms in each of the following cases:
(i) An alkane with a carbon to carbon single bond.
(ii) An alcohol containing two carbon atoms.
(iii) An unsaturated hydrocarbon with a carbon to carbon triple bond.
(b) Ethane, Ethene, Ethanoic acid, Ethyne, Ethanol
From the compounds given above, name:
(i) The compound with —OH as a part of its structure.
(ii) The compound with —COOH as a part of its structure.
(iii) Homologue of Homologous series with general formula C
n
H
2n
.