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MHT CET · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry

Which among the following is allylic secondary alcohol?

  1. A But-2-en-1-ol
  2. B But-3-en-2-ol
  3. C 2 -Methyl but-3-en-2-ol
  4. D Prop-2-en-1-ol
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(B) But-3-en-2-ol

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"An allylic alcohol in which the carbon atom that links the double bond to the hydroxy group is also attached to one other carbon and one hydrogen.
A secondary alcohol is a compound in which a hydroxy group, ‒OH, is attached to a saturated carbon atom which has two other carbon atoms attached to it."