Which of the following is allylic alcohol?

Which of the following is allylic alcohol?
  1. But-1-en-1-ol
  2. But-3-en-1-ol
  3. But-2-en-1-ol
  4. Butane-1,3-diol

Solution

The alcohol where -OH group is attached to the saturated C beside $\mathrm{C}=\mathrm{C}$ group, is an allylic alcohol. $\begin{gathered}\mathrm{HO}-\stackrel{1}{\mathrm{C}} \mathrm{H}_2-\stackrel{2}{\mathrm{C}} \mathrm{H}=\stackrel{3}{\mathrm{C}} \mathrm{H}-\stackrel{4}{\mathrm{C}} \mathrm{H}_3 \\ \text { But-2-en-l-ol }\end{gathered}$

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