Question: what is the difference between 1 propanol and 2 propanol?
Answer: 1-propanol has an alcohol group on the terminal carbon, while 2-propanol has the alcohol group on the central carbon. ... There is no such thing as 3-propanol, it would just be an upside down 1-propanol. But 2-propanol is chemically distinct from 1-propanol because of the location of the functional group.