April 2025
Intermediate to advanced
608 pages
27h 36m
English
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Pearson JEE Main Chemistry Vol 2 – 2026 | As Per NTA Syllabus | 2021 to 2025 Solved Previous Years’ Questions | 5000+ Topic-wise, Miscellaneous and Numerical–Based ... Papers on MyInsights | 7th Edition
by A.K. Singhal, U.K. Singhal
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Alcohol, Phenol and Ethers |
ALCOHOLS
Alcohols are hydroxy derivatives of alkanes or alkyl derivatives of water with a general formula R–OH.
Types of Alcohols
Alcohols are of following types:
Monohydric Alcohols
These are alcohols with only one –OH group. Their general formula is Cn H2n + 1 OH.
They are further divided in following types:
• Primary alcohol (°) RCH2OH, for example, CH3OH methyl alcohol (Methanol).
CH2=CH–CH2OH (allyl alcohol)
• Secondary alcohol (2°) R2CHOH, for example, (CH3)2CHOH isopropyl alcohol (Propan-2-ol).
• Tertiary alcohol (3°) R3COH, for example, (CH3)3 COH tertiary butyl alcohol (2-methyl-propan-2-ol).
Dihydric Alcohols
These are alcohols that have two –OH groups. For example:
Trihydric Alcohols
These are alcohols ...
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