Naming Alcohols

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Step 1 Name the longest carbon chain attached to the -OH group by replacing the e in the corresponding alkane name with ol. To name the alcohol, the e in alkane name pentane is replaced by ol.
Step 2 Number the chain starting at the end nearer to the -OH group. This carbon chain is numbered from right to left to give the position of the -OH group as carbon 2, which is shown as a prefix in the name 2-pentanol.
Step 3 Give the location and name of each substituent relative to the -OH group.

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