Which of the following compounds is a secondary alkanol?

hennakennie

9 years ago

hmmm d Ansa is b.........primary alcohol has 1 alkyl group secondary has two while tertiary has 3 alkyl groups

Derek644222

2 years ago

3-methyl-2-pentanol or 3-methylpentan-2-ol is a secondary alcohol that is 3-methylpentane substituted at position 2 by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a plant metabolite, a biomarker and a human xenobiotic metabolite.
thus making option C correct
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okikirm

2 years ago

The answer is wrong the correct answer is D

Evnoiavy

1 year ago

Myschool is correct, the carbon atom attached to the -OH group is between 2 other carbon atoms. Therefore, it is a secondary alcohol.