What is Isopropyl Alcohol.?



Answer:
it's common name is rubbing alcohol, the kind we have in our first aid kits at home. here's a link for it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/isopropyl_a...
The formula is
CH3 CH CH3
..OH
Isopropyl alcohol is a common name for propan - 2 - ol
a color less , flammable chemical compound.
It is the simplest example of secondary alcohol where the alcohol carbon is attached to two other carbon.
Being a secondary alcohol can be oxidised to ketone acetone
C3H8O
Isopropryl alcohol is also know an IPA or 2-propanol. It is the active ingredient in rubbing alcohol.

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