Saturated:
Saturated organic compounds have the maxium number of hydrogens.
This means that the compound has no multiple bonds (either carbon-carbon or carbon-oxygen).
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary:
Alcohols are classified according to the number of bonds to carbon at the C bearing OH.
If the C bearing OH is
Saturated organic compounds have the maxium number of hydrogens.
This means that the compound has no multiple bonds (either carbon-carbon or carbon-oxygen).
| Examples of saturated compounds: |  |  |  |
| Examples of unsaturated compounds: |  |  |  |
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary:
Alcohols are classified according to the number of bonds to carbon at the C bearing OH.
If the C bearing OH is
bonded to one carbon, the alcohol is primary (1°)
bonded to two carbons, the alcohol is secondary (2°)
bonded to three carbons, the acohol is tertiary (3°)
bonded to two carbons, the alcohol is secondary (2°)
bonded to three carbons, the acohol is tertiary (3°)
| Examples of alcohols and their classification |  |  |  |
| tertiary | secondary | primary |