Nomenclature

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• IUPAC names

  • the longest chain that contains the -OH group is taken as the parent.
  • the parent alkyl chain is numbered to give the -OH group the lowest possible number
  • the suffix -e is changed to -ol

• Common names

  • the alkyl group bonded to oxygen is named followed by the word alcohol

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