One way of classifying alcohols is based on which carbon atom is bonded to the hydroxyl group. If this carbon is primary (1°, bonded to only one other carbon atom), the compound is a primary alcohol.
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An alcohol is called primary, secondary, or tertiary according to whether the carbon atom bearing the hydroxyl group is itself attached to one, two, or three other carbon atoms.
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