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    1) Naming alcohols involves identifying the parent hydrocarbon chain and locating the position of the hydroxyl (-OH) group. 2) The carbon chain is numbered to give the lowest number to the carbon bearing the hydroxyl group. 3) The name is written with the carbon number of the hydroxyl group placed before the parent name, such as 5-methyl-3-hexanol.

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    1) Naming alcohols involves identifying the parent hydrocarbon chain and locating the position of the hydroxyl (-OH) group. 2) The carbon chain is numbered to give the lowest number to the carbon bearing the hydroxyl group. 3) The name is written with the carbon number of the hydroxyl group placed before the parent name, such as 5-methyl-3-hexanol.

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    1) Naming alcohols involves identifying the parent hydrocarbon chain and locating the position of the hydroxyl (-OH) group. 2) The carbon chain is numbered to give the lowest number to the carbon bearing the hydroxyl group. 3) The name is written with the carbon number of the hydroxyl group placed before the parent name, such as 5-methyl-3-hexanol.

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    Naming Alcohols

    STEP 1: Name the parent compound. Find the longest chain that has the hydroxyl substituent attached (replace the -e
    ending with –ol).
    CH 3 OH
    Name as a hexanol
    a six-carbon chain
    CH 3 CH CH 2 CH CH 2 CH 3 containing a hydroxyl group.

    STEP 2: Number the carbon atoms in the main chain. Begin at the end nearer the hydroxyl group, ignoring the
    location of other substituents.
    In a cyclic alcohol, the carbon that bears the –OH group is #1.
    CH 3 OH
    Begin numbering at this end
    CH 3 CH CH 2 CH CH 2 CH 3
    because is closer to the -OH
    group.
    6 5 4 3 2 1

    STEP 3: Write the name, placing the number that locates the hydroxyl group immediately before the parent compound
    name.
    In a cyclic alcohol the number “1” for the location of the –OH group is not needed.
    CH3 OH

    CH3 CH CH2 CH CH2 CH3 CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 OH


    6 5 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1
    5-methyl-3-hexanol 1-butanol

    OH Cl CH3 OH
    1

    CH3 CH CH2 CH CH2 CH CH3


    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    2 CH 3
    4-chloro-6-methyl-2-heptanol
    2-methylcyclohexanol
    Dialcohols, or diols, are often called glycols.
    OH

    OH CH 2 CH 2 OH CH 3 CH CH 2 OH When the molecule has more than one alcohol group, the complete
    Propylene glycol alkane name is used as you can see here (names in parenthesis).
    Ethylene glycol
    (1,2-ethanediol) (1,2-propanediol)

    Unsaturated alcohols
    Alcohol (hydroxyl) group takes precedence. Assign that carbon the lowest number.
    OH
    Br
    5 4 3 2 1
    CH 3 CH CH CH CH 3
    HO 5
    pent-4-en-2-ol 2 7 8
    4 6
    (4-penten-2-ol) 1 3
    Cl

    2-bromo-7-chloroocta-7-en-3,5-diyn-1-ol

    Reyes Free to copy for educational purposes Chem 30B


     

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