Nomenclature
The alcohol function has in general low priority when found with other functional groups. It is frequently named as a secondary function.
MAIN FUNCTION
The main chain is the longest containing the hydroxyl group (OH).
The name of the main chain is suffixed with -ol.
The OH localizer should be the lowest possible number.
Non-systematic, trivial names can be used in the case of common, simple alcohols.
SECONDARY FUNCTION
Each OH group is named as hydroxy.
If there are more than one, the prefixes di-, tri-, tetra-, etc. are used.
The localizer number(s) should be the lowest possible regarding the main function.
Depending on the substitution of the carbon bearing the OH group, an alcohol will be:
