Classify the following as primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols:
CH₃ – CH₂ – CH₂ – OH

Question

Classify the following as primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols: CH 3 – CH 2 – CH 2 – OH

Philoid · Accepted Answer

It is primary alcohol because the carbon which carries the –OH group is only attached to one propyl group.

Classify the following as primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols:CH3 – CH2 – CH2 – OH