Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Primary
alcohol
(
1
o
alcohol
;
1
o
ROH
):
An
alcohol
in which the
hydroxyl group
is
bonded
to a
primary carbon
.
General
primary
alcohol
structure
.
X = any atom but carbon (usually hydrogen).
Related terms:
Secondary alcohol
,
tertiary alcohol
,
ethanol
,
primary
,
secondary
,
tertiary
,
quaternary
,
primary alkyl halide
,
primary carbocation
,
primary amine
,
primary amide
,
primary hydrogen
,
primary structure
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