Define a homologues series. Give the name and structural formula of one homologues of the following:
CH₃OH

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Define a homologues series. Give the name and structural formula of one homologues of the following: CH 3 OH

Philoid · Accepted Answer

A series of organic compounds in which hydrogen in a carbon chain is replaced by the same functional group, is called homologous series. Any two adjacent homologues differ by (-CH₂) in their molecular formulae.

Ethyl alcohol (C₂H₅OH) is a successive homologous of methyl alcohol (CH₃OH). The IUPAC name of ethyl alcohol is ethanol.

Define a homologues series. Give the name and structural formula of one homologues of the following:CH3OH

Define a homologues series. Give the name and structural formula of one homologues of the following:
CH₃OH