Is there such a thing as #"1,4-butadiene"#?

3 Answers
Jul 31, 2017

see below

Explanation:

I think you mean the same thing by #1,4-#Butadiene and #1,3-#Butadiene.

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According to the rules of IUPAC, this molecule is to be named as #1,3-#Butadiene and not as #1,4-#Butadiene.

Jul 31, 2017

I think you are quite correct. There ain't no such thing as #"1,4-butadiene"#.

Explanation:

As you know, #"1,3-butadiene"# is #H_2stackrel(1)C=stackrel(2)CH-stackrel(3)CH=stackrel(4)CH_2#. You only have 4 carbons; so you have found a typo.....

Aug 1, 2017

No, that's a typing error. It should be comparing 1,3 butadiene with 1,2 butadiene.