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Question
Give the structural formula of the following functional group:
Alcohols
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Solution
R – OH
Examples:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{..}\\
|\phantom{..}\\
\ce{H - C - OH}\\
|\phantom{..}\\
\ce{\underset{(Methyl alcohol)}{\underset{Methanol or}{H}}}\phantom{..}\\
\end{array}\]
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{..}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{..}\\
\ce{H - C - C - OH}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{..}\\
\ce{\underset{(Ethyl alcohol)}{\underset{Ethanol or}{H\phantom{...}H}}}\phantom{..}
\end{array}\]
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