Aprimary alcoholis analcoholin which thehydroxy groupis bonded to aprimary carbonatom. It can also be defined as a molecule containing a “–CH2OH” group.[1] In contrast, asecondary alcoholhas a formula “–CHROH” and atertiary alcoholhas a formula “–CR2OH”, where “R” indicates a carbon-containing group.
Examples of primary alcohols includeethanoland1-butanol.
Methanolis also generally regarded as a primary alcohol,[2][3]including by the 1911 edition of theEncyclopædia Britannica.[4]
See also
edit- Alcohol(especially Nomenclature section for discussion on Secondary and Tertiary alcohols.)
- Oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids
References
edit- ^"Definition: primary alcohol from Online Medical Dictionary".Retrieved2007-11-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Introducing Alcohols".Jim Clark (2015).Retrieved2023-09-29.
- ^Albert S. Tarendash (2001).Let's review: chemistry, the physical setting.Boston, Mass: Barron's. p.161.ISBN0-7641-1664-9.
- ^Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911)..Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 527.
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