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ChemistryNomenclatureIUPAC nomenclature of compounds containing functional/Polyfunctional groupEasy2 minQB
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IUPAC name of Benzyl alcohol is :

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Benzyl alcohol is C₆H₅CH₂OH. The OH sits on a CH₂ carbon, so it is named as a methanol with a phenyl substituent: phenylmethanol.

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