Draw the structure for 3-methoxybutan-2-ol . ANALYSIS First, identify the parent compound

Question

Draw the structure for 3-methoxybutan-2-ol.

ANALYSIS First, identify the parent compound and then add numbered substituents to appropriate carbons in the parent chain.

Accepted Answer

The parent compound is a 4-carbon chain with the —OH attached to C2.

[latex]\begin{matrix}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, OH \ \overset{4}{C} — \overset{3}{C}— \overset{2|}{C}— \overset{1}{C} \end{matrix} [/latex] Butan-2-ol

The 3-methoxy substituent indicates that a methoxy group (— OCH[latex]_3[/latex]) is attached to C3.

[latex]\begin{matrix}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, OH \ \overset{4}{C} — \overset{3}{\underset{|}{C} }— \overset{2|}{C}— \overset{1}{C} \\underset{|}{O} \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\CH_3\,\,\,\,\,\,\end{matrix}[/latex] 3-Methoxybutan-2-ol

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