Primary alcohol
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A primary alcohol is an alcohol which has the hydroxyl radical connected to a primary carbon. It can also be defined as a molecule containing a “–CH2OH” group.[1]
Examples include ethanol and butanol.
Some sources include methanol as a primary alcohol,[2][3] including the 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica,[4] but this interpretation is less common in modern texts.
[edit] See also
The hydroxy group attached to the primary carbon in any primary alcohol is also attached to only one other carbon atom unless it is methanol which is a single carbon molecule bonded to a hydroxy group.
[edit] References
- ^ "Definition: primary alcohol from Online Medical Dictionary". http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?primary+alcohol. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ "an introduction to alcohols". http://www.chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/alcohols/background.html. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ Albert S. Tarendash (2001). Let's review: chemistry, the physical setting. Boston, Mass: Barron's. p. 161. ISBN 0-7641-1664-9.
- ^ "Alcohols - LoveToKnow 1911". http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Alcohols. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
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