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The IUPAC name of $\mathrm{(CH_3)_2CHOH}$ is
Apropan-1-ol
Bpropan-2-ol
Cpropanal
Dpropanoic acid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. propan-2-ol
1. NCERT §7.1.2 (Nomenclature): suffix '-ol' for alcohols, numbered to give the lowest locant to $\mathrm{-OH}$.
2. Structure: $\mathrm{CH_3{-}CH(OH){-}CH_3}$. The $\mathrm{-OH}$ is on the MIDDLE carbon.
3. Number the parent chain to give the $\mathrm{-OH}$ position lowest. The middle carbon of a 3-C chain is C2.
4. IUPAC name: PROPAN-2-OL (also written 2-propanol, common name isopropyl alcohol).
5. Option A is propan-1-ol ($\mathrm{CH_3CH_2CH_2OH}$). Option C is propanal $\mathrm{(CH_3CH_2CHO)}$ — aldehyde. Option D is propanoic acid — carboxylic acid.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry Part 2, Ch 7, §7.1.2 (IUPAC Nomenclature, Examples Table 7.1), p. 2._
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