alleryThe IUPAC name of CH₃CH₂OH is:
Aethanol
Bethanoic acid
Cmethanol
Dethanal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. ethanol
2-carbon chain (eth-) + single bond (-an-) + –OH alcohol (-ol) = ethanol.
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