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1. Intro to General Chemistry3h 46m
2. Atoms & Elements4h 16m
3. Chemical Reactions4h 10m
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19. Chemical Thermodynamics1h 50m
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23. Chemistry of the Nonmetals2h 39m
24. Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds3h 16m

22. Organic Chemistry

Naming Alcohols

General Chemistry

22. Organic Chemistry

Naming Alcohols

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Multiple Choice

Provide the systematic name for the following alcohol.

1-methyl-1-hydroxycyclohexane

1-methylcyclohexanol

1-methyl-1-hydroxyhexane

1-methylhexanol

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Identify the parent hydrocarbon chain or ring in the structure. In this case, the structure is a cyclohexane ring, which is a six-membered carbon ring.

Determine the functional group present in the molecule. The structure shows an -OH group attached to the cyclohexane ring, indicating that it is an alcohol.

Locate the position of the -OH group on the cyclohexane ring. In this structure, the -OH group is attached to the first carbon of the ring, making it a 1-substituted alcohol.

Identify any additional substituents on the ring. Here, there is a methyl group (-CH₃) attached to the same carbon as the -OH group, which is the first carbon of the ring.

Combine the information to name the compound systematically. The name should reflect the position of the -OH group and the methyl group. Therefore, the systematic name is 1-methylcyclohexanol.