MHT CET 2023 Chemistry question

Which of the following is vinylic alcohol?

(A)Prop-2-en-1-ol
(B)But-2-en-2-olCorrect
(C)But-3-en-2-ol
(D)2-methylbut-3-en-2-ol

Answer: (B)

Solution

In a vinylic alcohol the OH group is attached directly to a carbon of a C=C double bond ( carbon). But-2-en-2-ol is , with OH on C-2, which is a double-bonded carbon: it is a vinylic alcohol, option (b).

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