JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

How many structural isomers of (pentanol) will be secondary alcohols?

Answer: 3

Solution

Among the eight structural isomers of pentanol, the secondary ones are pentan-2-ol, pentan-3-ol, and 3-methylbutan-2-ol — three in total.

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