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Classifying Alcohols

Classifying Alcohols

Structural formulas of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols showing carbon attachments

Before predicting how an alcohol will oxidise, you must classify it. Alcohols are grouped based on how many carbon chains (alkyl groups) are attached to the central carbon atom holding the -OH\text{-OH}-OH group.

Oxidation of alcohols Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /Oxidation of alcohols