Question

How many of the following alcohols are secondary in nature?
Butan-$2$-ol, $2,2$-dimethylpropan-$1$-ol,
propan-$1,2$-diol, $2$-methylpropan-$2$-ol,
propan-$1,3$-diol, propan-$2$-ol, cyclobutanol,
$2$-methylcyclopentanol, propan-$1,2,3$-triol

Answer 1

Answer: 6

Butan-$2$-ol, propan-$1,2$-diol (-$OH$ group at $C-2$ atom), propan-$2$-ol, cyclobutanol, $2$-methylcyclopentanol and propan- $1,2,3$-triol ( $-OH$ group at $C-2$ atom) can be categorized as secondary alcohols.