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Question 14.2: Classify each alcohol as primary, secondary, or tertiary.

Classify each alcohol as primary, secondary, or tertiary.

Strategy
Locate the carbon bearing the OH group and count the number of carbon groups bonded to that carbon.

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Solution
(a) Secondary (2°)         (b) Tertiary (3°)         (c) Primary (1°)

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