4.30C: Understand How to Draw Structural and Displayed Formulae for Methanol, Ethanol, Propanol (Propan-1-ol only) and Butanol (Butan-1-ol only), and Name Each Compound

ALCOHOL: Family of organic, carbon - Based compounds that all contain the -OH group responsible for their chemical properties and reactions

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STRUCTURAL AND DISPLAYED FORMULA FOR -OH GROUP

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• Functional group in Alcohol is the Hydroxyl group (-OH)

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ALCOHOL	STRUCTURAL FORMULA	DISPLAYED FORMULA
METHAONOL	CH3OH
ETHANOL	CH3CH2OH
PROPANOL	CH3CH2CH2OH
BUTANOL	CH3CH2CH2CH2OH