प्रमुख अल्कोहॉल

रासायनिक सूत्र : IUPAC Name -  प्रचलित नाम 

Monohydric alcohols

CH3OH  : मेथेनॉल - Wood alcohol
C2H5OH : एथनॉल - Alcohol
C3H7OH : Isopropyl alcohol - Rubbing alcohol
C4H9OH : Butyl alcohol - Butanol
C5H11OH : Pentanol - Amyl alcohol
C16H33OH : Hexadecan-1-ol - Cetyl alcohol

Polyhydric alcohols

C2H4(OH)2 : Ethane-1,2-diol - Ethylene glycol

C3H6(OH)2 : Propane-1,2-diol - Propylene Glycol
C3H5(OH)3 : Propane-1,2,3-triol - Glycerol
C4H6(OH)4 : Butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol - Erythritol, Threitol
C5H7(OH)5 : Pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol - Xylitol
C6H8(OH)6 : Hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol - Mannitol, Sorbitol
C7H9(OH)7 : Heptane-1,2,3,4,5,6,7-heptol - Volemitol

Unsaturated aliphatic alcohols

C3H5OH : Prop-2-ene-1-ol - Allyl alcohol
C10H17OH : 3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-ol - Geraniol
C3H3OH : Prop-2-in-1-ol - Propargyl alcohol

Alicyclic alcohols

C6H6(OH)6 : Cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol - Inositol
C10H19OH : 2 - (2-propyl)-5-methyl-cyclohexane-1-ol - Menthol