alleryWhat is the IUPAC name of CH3CH2OH?
AMethanol
BPropanol
CEthanol
DButanol
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Ethanol
1. The molecule has two carbon atoms and one -OH group.
2. Two-carbon alcohol is named eth- prefix and -ol suffix.
3. So the IUPAC name is ethanol.
4. Methanol has one carbon, propanol three, butanol four.
_Source: syllabus Science Ch 4 'Carbon and its Compounds' (byjus.com extract)_
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