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Question
What is the structure and IUPAC name of glycerol?
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{}\ce{CH2 - CH - CH2}\phantom{....}\\
|\phantom{......}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{......}\\
\phantom{}\ce{OH - OH - OH}\phantom{....}
\end{array}\]
IUPAC name is propane –1, 2, 3-triol.
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