Q.

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

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a

Propanol

b

Ethanol

c

Butanol

d

Pentanol

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

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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