ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Chapter 2 The characteristic functional group of alcohols is the hydroxyl group(oh)attached to an sp hybridized carbon atom C-OH< Hydroxyl group(羟基) g Alcohols are classified into three groups Primary(1°) alcohols(伯醇或一级醇) Secondary(2°) alcohols(仲醇或二级醇) o Tertiary(3°) alcohols(叔醇或三级醇) Department of Chemistry, Xiamen UniversityORGANIC CHEMISTRY Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University Chapter 2 The characteristic functional group of alcohols is the hydroxyl group (–OH) attached to an sp3- hybridized carbon atom. C OH Hydroxyl group (羟基) Alcohols are classified into three groups: Primary (1°) alcohols (伯醇或一级醇) Secondary (2°) alcohols (仲醇或二级醇) Tertiary (3°) alcohols (叔醇或三级醇)