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| Preferred IUPAC name Propan-1-ol | |
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1-Propanol (also known aspropan-1-ol,propyl alcohol, or justpropanol) is analcohol. Thechemical formula isCH3CH2CH2OH or C3H8O. It is anisomer ofisopropanol. It appears as a flammable, colourless liquid.
1-Propanol is harder to make than isopropanol, which can be made cheaply from a directhydration reaction ofpropylene as predicted byMarkovnikov's rule. Making 1-propanol from propene needs a more complicated process, so it is more expensive. Cheaper alcohols likeethanol and isopropanol are more common for househould use.
In thechemical industry, its differences from isopropanol can matter more, and it is sometimes used as asolvent. It is also an ingredient in other chemicals liken-propyl bromide.
