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Meanings of secondary alcohols in English
Russian
вторичный спирт Spanish
alcohol secundario Structural class of chemical compounds.
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Usage of secondary alcohols in English
1
Ketones, secondary alcohols and tertiary alcohols yield a mixture of acids on oxidation.
2
The grouping CH.OH characterizes the secondary alcohols; isopropyl alcohol is the simplest member of this class.
3
It is interesting to note that, whereas zinc methyl and ethyl give tertiary alcohols, zinc propyl only gives secondary alcohols.
4
Of these alcohols, the first four are primary, the last one a tertiary, the other three secondary alcohols; three of them, viz.
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Secondary alcohols yield ketones q.v.
6
Secondary alcohols result from the reduction of ketones; and from the reaction of zinc alkyls on aldehydes or formic acid esters.