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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

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How many isomers of C5H11OH will be primary alcohols ?


(A)

2


(B)

3


(C)

4


(D)

5

the ans is 4 but hw..???

i thought there are only 3 isomers !! explain!!

Profile image of Geoffrey Richards
15 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of sushant singh
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 Years ago

hey geoff.

 the answer for isomers of c5h11oh as 4 can be checked with these compounds as:

1-pentanol
3-methyl 1-butanol
2-methyl 1-butanol
2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol
3-pentanol
2-pentanol
3-methyl-2-butanol
2-methyl-2-butanol

Profile image of Geoffrey Richards
15 Years ago

Hey thx buddy i left that 2,3 dimethyl propan-1-ol !!!

 

Approved !!

Profile image of prikshitmann
9 Years ago
1,1Dimethyl propan-1-ol
2,2dimethyl propan-1-ol
1-pentanol
3-methyl 1-butanol
2-methyl 1-butanol
2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol
3-pentanol
2-pentanol
3-methyl-2-butanol
2-methyl-2-butanol