Primary alcohol

A primary alcohol is an alcohol which has the hydroxyl radical connected to a primary carbon. It can also be defined as a molecule containing a “–CH₂OH” group.^[1]

Examples include ethanol and butanol.

Some sources include methanol as a primary alcohol,^[2]^[3] including the 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica,^[4] but this interpretation is less common in modern texts.

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↑ "Definition: primary alcohol from Online Medical Dictionary". Retrieved 2007-11-22.
↑ "an introduction to alcohols". Retrieved 2007-11-22.
↑ Albert S. Tarendash (2001). Let's review: chemistry, the physical setting. Boston, Mass: Barron's. p. 161. ISBN 0-7641-1664-9.
↑ "Alcohols - LoveToKnow 1911". Retrieved 2007-11-22.

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[titleDefinition:_primary_alcohol_from_Online_Medical_Dictionary-1] "Definition: primary alcohol from Online Medical Dictionary". Retrieved 2007-11-22.

[titlean_introduction_to_alcohols-2] "an introduction to alcohols". Retrieved 2007-11-22.

[isbn0-7641-1664-9-3] Albert S. Tarendash (2001). Let's review: chemistry, the physical setting. Boston, Mass: Barron's. p. 161. ISBN 0-7641-1664-9.

[titleAlcohols_-_LoveToKnow_1911-4] "Alcohols - LoveToKnow 1911". Retrieved 2007-11-22.

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