ALCOHOL

Alcohol (monovalent alcohol) with the general formula R-OH can be considered a derivative of an alkane hydroxyl or alkyl derivatives of water.

The division of alcohol:

a. Based on the location of the-OH group on the carbon chain

Alcohol is divided into three kinds, namely:

1. Primary alcohol is alcohol-OH group was attached to the primary C atom. Primary C atoms are C atoms are bonded to one C atom to another.

2. Secondary alcohol is alcohol-OH group was attached to the secondary C atom. Secondary C atom is bonded to C atoms are the other two C atoms.

3. Alcohol is alcohol tertiary OH group was attached to the tertiary C atom. Tertiary C atom is bonded to C atoms are the other three C atoms.

b. Based on the-OH group attached to the chain C

Alcohol distinguished by:

1. Monovalent alcohol is also called alkanol alcohol that has only one-OH group

2. Polyvalent alcohol is alcohol-OH groups which have more than one. If you have two-OH groups called alkadiol. If you have 3-OH group named alkantriol and so on.

Isometry on alcohol occur because:

- Location of the OH group was

- There are no branches or

- The location of its branches.