Advices For Studying Organic Chemistry

C OH

This is the functional group of an alcohol

2. Alcohols can be viewed in two ways structurally: (1) as hydroxyl derivatives of
   alkanes and (2) as alkyl derivatives of water.

O

H 2 CH 3 C

H

O

H

H

109 o 105 o

Ethylgroup

Hydroxyl group

CH 3 CH 3

Ethane Ethyl alcohol Water

(ethanol)

3. Primary (1°), secondary (2°), or tertiary (3°) alcohols:

C

H

H

C O H

OH

H OH
H

H

Ethyl alcohol

1 o Carbon

(a 1o alcohol)

Geraniol

(a 1o alcohol with the odor of roses) (a 1o alcohol)

Benzyl alcohol

CH 2

C

H

H

C C

H

H

H

O

H

OH

OH

H

H

Isopropyl alcohol

2 o Carbon

(a 2o alcohol)

Menthol

(a 2o alcohol found in pepermint oil)

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