Textbook Question
Determine the products of each reaction. b.
22. Organic Chemistry
Alcohol Reactions: Substitution Reactions
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Name the starting alcohol used in the following reaction.
A
1-methylcyclohexanol
B
3-methylhexanol
C
3-methylcyclohexanol
D
2-methylcyclohexanaol
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Examine the chemical structure provided in the image. Identify the functional group present, which is the hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to the cyclohexane ring.
Determine the position of the methyl group on the cyclohexane ring. Count the carbon atoms starting from the carbon attached to the hydroxyl group to find the location of the methyl group.
Recognize that the hydroxyl group is attached to the first carbon of the cyclohexane ring, making it a cyclohexanol derivative.
Identify the position of the methyl group relative to the hydroxyl group. In this structure, the methyl group is attached to the third carbon of the cyclohexane ring.
Conclude that the name of the starting alcohol is 3-methylcyclohexanol, based on the position of the methyl group and the hydroxyl group on the cyclohexane ring.
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