Q. Which one of the following is a secondary alcohol?
A) 2-methyl-1-propanol
B) 2-methyl-2-propanol
C) 2-butanol
D) l-butanol
Explanation
(c)
2-butanol has following structure
OH
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$CH_{3} - CH - CH_{2} - CH_{3}$
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2{^\circ}\ carbon$
$R - CH_{2}OH - 1{^\circ}\ alcohol$
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