How are alcohols classified?

<p data-start="500" data-end="613">Alcohols are classified based on the number of alkyl groups attached to the carbon bonded to the –OH group:</p><ul data-start="614" data-end="861"><li data-start="614" data-end="697"><p data-start="616" data-end="697">Primary (1°) alcohols has only one alkyl group attached (e.g., Methanol, Ethanol).</p></li><li data-start="698" data-end="778"><p data-start="700" data-end="778">Secondary (2°) alcohols has Two alkyl groups attached (e.g., Isopropanol).</p></li><li data-start="779" data-end="861"><p data-start="781" data-end="861">Tertiary (3°) alcohols has Three alkyl groups attached (e.g., Tert-butanol).</p></li></ul>

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