Classification of alcohols
Classification of alcohols
Real World
Cholesterol in your blood is a secondary alcohol (–OH on a ring carbon bonded to two other carbons), which is why it can be oxidised to a ketone by liver enzymes but cannot be further oxidised to a carboxylic acid.
Exam Focus
Classify by counting R groups on the C bearing –OH, not by counting all carbons in the molecule — this is a common error.
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