Alcohols

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What is an alcohol?

a molecule containing a hydroxyl functional group, -OH;

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Alcohols can be classified as what?

  • primary

  • secondary

  • tertiary

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What is a primary alcohol?

Alcohols that have one carbon attached to the carbon that is attached to the hydroxyl group

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What is a secondary alcohol?

Alcohols that have two carbons attached to the carbon that is attached to the hydroxyl group

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What is a tertiary alcohol?

Alcohols that have three carbons attached to the carbon that is attached to the hydroxyl group

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Alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups are called?

diols

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alcohols containing three hydroxyl groups are called?

triols

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hydroxyl groups make alcohols ______ and this gives rise to ____________?

  • polar

  • hydrogen bonding