Select the longest continuous carbon chain to which the hydroxyl is directly
attached.
2. Change the name of the alkane corresponding to this chain by dropping the final ‐e
and adding the suffix ‐ol.
3. Number the longest continuous carbon chain so as to give the carbon atom bearing
the hydroxyl group the lower number
4. Indicate the position of the hydroxyl group by using this number as a locant; indicate
the positions of other substituents (as prefixes) by using the numbers corresponding
to their positions along the carbon chain as locants.