Question 24.5: Writing the Structural Formula of an Alkane Given the IUPAC ...
Writing the Structural Formula of an Alkane Given the IUPAC Name
Write the condensed structural formula of 4-ethyl-3-methylheptane.
First write the carbon skeleton for heptane.
Then attach the alkyl groups.
After filling out the structure with \mathrm{H} atoms, you have
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Once you have written the structural formula of the compound, name it to see if you end up with the compound that you started with.
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