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Multiple Choice
Which of the following structures corresponds to ?
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Identify the meaning of the name '1-pentanol': it is an alcohol with a five-carbon chain (pent-) and the hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to the first carbon.
Draw the straight-chain alkane backbone with five carbons: CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3.
Replace the hydrogen on the first carbon with a hydroxyl group (-OH) to indicate the alcohol functional group at position 1.
Write the structure starting from the carbon with the -OH group: CH2OH-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3.
Compare this structure to the given options to find the one that matches the 1-pentanol structure, ensuring the -OH is on the first carbon and the chain has five carbons total.