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Title: Alcohols nomenclature
Post by: Jeremybuttons on August 14, 2020, 06:24:44 PM

What is the name of the alcohol using the official IUPAC nomenclature?
What about the Hydrocarbon formed?

H3C--CH2--CH--CH2       ------->  hydrocarbon + H20
                      |        |
                     H      OH

Title: Re: Alcohols nomenclature
Post by: Corribus on August 14, 2020, 06:33:08 PM

You need to show your work to receive help. This is a forum policy.

Title: Re: Alcohols nomenclature
Post by: Jeremybuttons on August 14, 2020, 07:14:10 PM

What do you mean show my work? that's exactly the point, I don't know how to do it...

Title: Re: Alcohols nomenclature
Post by: AWK on August 15, 2020, 01:44:16 AM

https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_Chemistry/Book%3A_The_Basics_of_GOB_Chemistry_(Ball_et_al.)/14%3A_Organic_Compounds_of_Oxygen/14.02%3A_Alcohols_-_Nomenclature_and_Classification#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20International%20Union,IUPAC%20rules%20for%20naming%20alcohols%3A&text=(In%20cyclic%20alcohols%2C%20the%20carbon,not%20used%20in%20the%20name.)

Title: Re: Alcohols nomenclature
Post by: Borek on August 15, 2020, 03:34:48 AM

Quote from: Jeremybuttons on August 14, 2020, 07:14:10 PM

What do you mean show my work? that's exactly the point, I don't know how to do it...

Official IUPAC nomenclature is a set rules - have you read them? Have you tried to apply them? Where did you get stuck in the process and why?

Title: Re: Alcohols nomenclature
Post by: Babcock_Hall on August 15, 2020, 09:41:16 AM

At least give your thoughts.  What kind of reaction is done to create the hydrocarbon?