Question

What is the chemical name of ${C_3}{H_7}OH$ ?

Answer 1

Hint: Alcohol is a functional group in organic compounds. In these compounds a hydroxyl $( - OH)$ group is present and attached to a saturated (carbon atom). The naming of alcoholic groups is done according to the IUPAC nomenclature rules. The process of naming a molecule is known as IUPAC nomenclature.

Complete answer:
So, now we know that alcohols are a special class of organic compounds and are a functional group which contains a hydroxyl $( - OH)$ group and the oxygen atom of hydroxyl group is attached to a saturated (carbon atom).
The naming of alcohols is done according to the rules given by IUPAC (IUPAC stands for International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry). So, according to the rules of IUPAC alcohol is named by replacing the terminal “-e” of the parent carbon chain (alkane, alkene, or alkyne) and the addition of “-ol” as the ending or suffix.
If the location of the hydroxyl group is specified, a number is written between the parent alkane name and the “-ol” ( $propan - 2 - ol$ ) or before this chemical name ( $2 - propanol$ ).
If a higher priority group is present in the molecule, such as an aldehyde, ketone or carboxylic acid, then it is necessary to use the prefix “hydroxy-” instead of the suffix “-ol.”
Therefore, the compound given is ${C_3}{H_7}OH$ . This compound contains an alcoholic group and a three membered carbon chain which is named as propane.
Hence, we can now write the chemical name of this compound as “Propanol”.

Note:
Propanol is commonly known as “Isopropyl alcohol”. It has many applications such as, it is used to produce other solvents as antifreezes, dye solutions, window cleaning agent and soaps, etc. It can be found in skin lotion, hair tonics, denatured alcohol, cleaning agents, solvents and cements , etc.