CLASSIFICATION

• WHAT ARE PRIMARY ALCOHOLS?

  when the carbon atom with the OH group has one R group
• WHAT ARE SECONDARY ALCOHOLS?

  when the carbon with the OH group has two R groups
• WHAT ARE TERTIARY ALCOHOLS?

  when the carbon atom with the OH group has three R groups
• HOW MANY R GROUPS DO PRIMARY ALCOHOLS HAVE ON THE CARBON ATOM WITH THE OH GROUP?

  1
• HOW MANY R GROUPS DO SECONDARY ALCOHOLS HAVE ON THE CARBON ATOM WITH THE OH GROUP?

  2
• HOW MANY R GROUPS DO TERTIARY ALCOHOLS HAVE ON THE CARBON ATOM WITH THE OH GROUP?

  3
• HOW MANY HYDROGEN ATOMS DO PRIMARY ALCOHOLS HAVE ON THE CARBON ATOM WITH THE OH GROUP?

  2
• HOW MANY HYDROGEN ATOMS DO SECONDARY ALCOHOLS HAVE ON THE CARBON ATOM WITH THE OH GROUP?

  1
• HOW MANY HYDROGEN ATOMS DO TERTIARY ALCOHOLS HAVE ON THE CARBON ATOM WITH THE OH GROUP?

  0
• WHERE IS THE OH GROUP FOUND ON PRIMARY ALCOHOLS?

  end of chain
• WHERE IS THE OH GROUP FOUND ON SECONDARY ALCOHOLS?

  in body of chain
• WHERE IS THE OH GROUP FOUND ON TERTIARY ALCOHOLS?

  branch of chain