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A-Level Edexcel Chemistry Alcohol Nomenclature

Review A-Level Edexcel Chemistry alcohol nomenclature through IUPAC naming, formula drawing, isomer structures and functional-group identification.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Chemistry YCH11
Level
AS

Exam points

  • give IUPAC names for branched or polyhydroxy alcohols with correct locants
  • draw structural, displayed or skeletal formulae for possible alcohol isomers
  • identify alcohol functional groups from organic structures using hydroxy group notation

10.15—The nomenclature of alcohols question 1

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This question is about alcohols with the molecular formula C6H14O\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{14} \mathrm{O}.

Two primary C6H14O\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{14} \mathrm{O} alcohols, A and B, are shown.

alcohol A

alcohol A

Figure for Question 10.15—The nomenclature of alcohols question 1 — Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS

Give the IUPAC name of alcohol A.

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