An alcohol has the molecular formula C4H10O write the structural formulae of the isomers to show chain isomerism?
1 Answer
Jul 26, 2015
See the structural formulas below.
Explanation:
The two alcohols with four carbon atoms in a row are butan-1-ol
(from www.chem.purdue.edu)
and butan-2-ol
The two alcohols with three carbon atoms in a row are 2-methylpropan-1-ol
(from www.chemhume.co.uk)
and 2-methylpropan-2-ol
(from ibchem.com)
