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    1. shanelle 24 Mar 2024
      Methanol, CH3OH, is counted as a primary alcohol even though there are no alkyl groups attached to the the -OH carbon atom

      An alkyl group is formed by removing one hydrogen from the alkane chain.

    2. shanelle 24 Mar 2024
      -OH group is only attached to one alkyl group

      The carbon group that the -OH group is attached to is only attached to one further group, no matter how many that next one is attatched to.

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