The IUPAC nomenclature of CH₃- CH₂- CH₂-OH is ___________.

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Propanol

Ethanol

Butanol

Pentanol

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The longest chain is of 3 carbon atoms so the root word is Prop. The functional group is - OH (alcohol group) so the suffix is -ol and the functional group is attached to the first carbon of the chain. Thus the IUPAC name of the compound is: Propanol.

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