Question

Give the correct IUPAC name and the functional group for the compound whose structural formula is given below:

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H\phantom{...}H\phantom{...}H\phantom{..}}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{..}\\
\ce{H - C - C - C - OH}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{..}\\
\ce{H\phantom{...}H\phantom{...}H\phantom{..}}
\end{array}\]

Answer 1

IUPAC name: Propanol

Functional group: Hydroxyl group (– OH)