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Q.Write the IUPAC name of and classify it as a primary, secondary or tertiary alcohol.
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The longest chain containing the -bearing carbon is four carbons long, numbered from the end to give it the lowest locant, C-1, with a methyl branch at C-3: 3-methylbutan-1-ol. The carbon bearing (C-1) is bonded to only one other carbon (C-2), so by definition it is a primary alcohol.
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The compound is 3-methylbutan-1-ol, and since its carbon is attached to only one other carbon, it is a primary alcohol.
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