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NDA 2017 GAT · General Knowledge · Carbon and Organic Chemistry · medium

The IUPAC name of the compound CH3-CH2-CH2-OH is

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The IUPAC name of the compound CH3-CH2-CH2-OH is
  1. A. propanal
  2. B. propan-1-ol
  3. C. propanoic acid
  4. D. ethanol
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Answer: (B) propan-1-ol

The chain has three carbons, so the parent name is propane, and the hydroxyl group at the end carbon gives the suffix -ol with the locant 1: propan-1-ol. The suffix -al indicates an aldehyde group and -oic acid a carboxylic group, which are different functional groups. Ethanol has only two carbons. Counting carbons and recognising the group is the key to this question.
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