Which of the following is a primary alcohol derived from an alkane?

Practice Questions

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Which of the following is a primary alcohol derived from an alkane?
  1. Methanol
  2. Ethanol
  3. Propan-1-ol
  4. Butanol

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Which of the following is a primary alcohol derived from an alkane?
  • Step 1: Understand what a primary alcohol is. A primary alcohol is an alcohol where the hydroxyl group (-OH) is attached to a carbon atom that is connected to only one other carbon atom.
  • Step 2: Identify what an alkane is. An alkane is a type of hydrocarbon that consists only of single bonds between carbon atoms.
  • Step 3: Look at the example given: propane. Propane is an alkane with three carbon atoms (C3H8).
  • Step 4: Determine the structure of propane. It has the following structure: CH3-CH2-CH3.
  • Step 5: Convert propane to a primary alcohol. To do this, replace one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group (-OH). This gives us propan-1-ol (C3H8O).
  • Step 6: Confirm that propan-1-ol is a primary alcohol. The carbon with the -OH group is connected to only one other carbon, confirming it is primary.
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