Classification and Nomenclature of Alcohols
Classification and Nomenclature of Alcohols: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Common Names of Alcohols, IUPAC Nomenclature of Alcohols, Alkanol & Classification of Monohydric Alcohol etc.
Important Questions on Classification and Nomenclature of Alcohols
The IUPAC name of the following compound is

Which of the following compounds are primary alcohols.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

Picric acid is –

How many groups are present in phenylcarbinol?

Write the chemical name of the given compound.

Glycerol contains

Carbinol is

The IUPAC name of

Which of the following structures represents allylic alcohol?

The hybridization of the first and second carbons in the following compound is:

What is the hybridization of the alpha carbon in vinyl alcohol?

Which of the following are benzylic alcohols?

General formula of alcohol is:

The intestinal antiseptic salol is correctly represented as:

A compound has two tertiary alcoholic groups. The IUPAC name of this compound is

Which of the following compounds contain at least one secondary alcohol?

Which of the following is dihydric alcohol

General formula of primary alcohol is

Carbinol is

Glycerine has
