Secondary alcohol is an organic compound in which the carbon atoms that carry the –OH group attached to two alkyl groups. Therefore, this carbon atom has one hydrogen atom attached to it along with the hydroxyl group and two alkyl groups. Hence, there are two alkyl linkages to this carbon atom. Furthermore, upon oxidation under mild conditions, these molecules convert into ketones.
Moreover, secondary alcohol is more stable since they have two alkyl linkages. And also, these molecules easily undergo esterification when compared to primary alcohols. However, these organic compounds are less acidic.
