January 16, 2025, 04:07:46 AM
Forum Rules: Read This Before Posting


« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Topic: Butane Question  (Read 3725 times)

0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline r34racer01

  • New Member
  • **
  • Posts: 7
  • Mole Snacks: +0/-0
Butane Question
« on: November 06, 2008, 02:31:54 AM »
Hi I'm new to orgo, so I'm pretty lost. I'm trying to figure the chemical formula to this

I'm pretty sure the name is 2-methylbutane, but how do I figure out the formula? Is it CH3CH2CH2CH3CH3-?
Logged

Offline macman104

  • Retired Staff
  • Sr. Member
  • *
  • Posts: 1644
  • Mole Snacks: +168/-26
  • Gender: Male
Re: Butane Question
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2008, 04:39:54 AM »
Correct, the name is 2-methylbutane.  I'm confused, are you asking how you would write out the structure?

Then I would write it:

(CH3)2CHCH2CH3
Logged

Offline r34racer01

  • New Member
  • **
  • Posts: 7
  • Mole Snacks: +0/-0
Re: Butane Question
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2008, 04:53:38 AM »
Quote from: macman104 on November 06, 2008, 04:39:54 AM
Correct, the name is 2-methylbutane.  I'm confused, are you asking how you would write out the structure?

Then I would write it:

(CH3)2CHCH2CH3

OK thanks, but how did you figure that out?
Logged

Offline macman104

  • Retired Staff
  • Sr. Member
  • *
  • Posts: 1644
  • Mole Snacks: +168/-26
  • Gender: Male
Re: Butane Question
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2008, 04:57:48 AM »
Just practice writing condensed structures.  You can look that up in your book, or google "how to write condensed structures"
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
Sponsored Links