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Classify the following alcohol molecules: Compound I is compound Il is V. compound Il is v and compound IV is IV

Classify the following alcohol molecules: Compound I is compound Il is V. compound Il is v and compound IV is IV

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**Question 15** **Classify the following alcohol molecules:** - **Compound I:** - Image depicts a cyclopentanol with the hydroxyl group (OH) attached to one of the carbons in the cyclopentane ring. - **Compound II:** - Image shows a cyclohexanol structure, with an OH group attached to one of the carbons in the cyclohexane ring. - **Compound III:** - Image illustrates a straight-chain alcohol (propanol), with the OH group at the end of a three-carbon chain. - **Compound IV:** - Image presents a branched alcohol, specifically 2-methylpropan-1-ol, with an OH group on the terminal carbon and a methyl group as a branch on the second carbon of a three-carbon chain. For classification, each compound can be identified as primary (1°), secondary (2°), or tertiary (3°) based on the carbon atom to which the hydroxyl group is attached.
Transcribed Image Text:**Question 15** **Classify the following alcohol molecules:** - **Compound I:** - Image depicts a cyclopentanol with the hydroxyl group (OH) attached to one of the carbons in the cyclopentane ring. - **Compound II:** - Image shows a cyclohexanol structure, with an OH group attached to one of the carbons in the cyclohexane ring. - **Compound III:** - Image illustrates a straight-chain alcohol (propanol), with the OH group at the end of a three-carbon chain. - **Compound IV:** - Image presents a branched alcohol, specifically 2-methylpropan-1-ol, with an OH group on the terminal carbon and a methyl group as a branch on the second carbon of a three-carbon chain. For classification, each compound can be identified as primary (1°), secondary (2°), or tertiary (3°) based on the carbon atom to which the hydroxyl group is attached.
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The given alcohol molecules are to be classified into primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols.

Primary alcohol: The carbon atom having -OH group is linked to one carbon.

Secondary alcohol: The carbon atom having -OH group is linked to two carbons.

Tertiary alcohol: The carbon atom having -OH group is linked to three carbons.

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