Question
The IUPAC name of sec. butyl alcohol is:

Answer

  1. 2-butanol
Explanation:
The IUPAC name of the sec. butyl acohol is 2-butanol because the longest continue chain contain 4-carbon as well as the −OH group is attached to 2nd carbon , hence the name is 2-butanol.

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