alcohols

• alcohol: an organic compound that contains a hydroxil functional group (-OH)

  • Are polar -> have higher melting and boiling points and are very soluble in water
  • the longer hydrocarbon chain they are attatched to, the less polar they become. Short alcohols are very polar in water
• 1. longest LCC that includes OH. OH is given the lowest number
  2. drop the 'e' and add 'ol'
  3. for 2 'OH' groups retain the 'e' and add 'diol' (ex. ethane-1,1-diol)
  4. for 3 'OH' groups retain the 'e' and add 'triol'
• for methanol and ethanol, there is only one option for OH location so no #