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Offline jiujitsu123

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I'm having problems with "common name" of Alcohols
« on: January 21, 2007, 10:39:10 PM »
I'm having problems naming Alcohols in the common names but I am having an easy time with naming them the IUPAC name.

any websites that will help me out with naming alcohols in the "common name"











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Re: I'm having problems with "common name" of Alcohols
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2007, 12:44:00 AM »
Just name the alkyl group first, then put "alcohol."

CH3OH  methyl alcohol


C(CH3)OH   t-butyl alcohol



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