AP BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

ISOMERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is the functional group of alcohols?
A
carbon-carbon double bond
B
hydroxyl
C
carboxyl
D
carboxylate ester
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The functional group of an alcohol is the hydroxyl group, –OH. Unlike the alkyl halides, this group has two reactive covalent bonds, the C–O bond and the O–H bond.

Detailed explanation-2: -The functional group of the alcohols is the hydroxyl group, –OH.

Detailed explanation-3: -An alcohol is an organic compound with a hydroxyl (OH) functional group on an aliphatic carbon atom. Because OH is the functional group of all alcohols, we often represent alcohols by the general formula ROH, where R is an alkyl group. Alcohols are common in nature.

Detailed explanation-4: -Does alcohol have a hydroxyl group? The hydroxyl group is a functional group, alcohol is the organic compound which contains one or more hydroxyl groups attached to the alkyl group.

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