I'm having a hard time writing the structure of 1-Cyclobutyl-1-propanol.?

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I'm having a hard time writing the structure of 1-Cyclobutyl-1-propanol.?

please help in any way you can.

2007-09-15 14:00:44 · 2 answers · asked by Elvis P 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Draw a square of three CH2's and one CH-. At the CH-, draw -CHOH. To the CH of -CHOH, draw -CH2CH3.

2007-09-15 14:08:53 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

well 1 just numbers where the carbon starts or has substituents (add ons).

cyclo - completely enclosed like a ring
butyl - has 4 carbons

prop- 3 carbons
an - signifies that all the carbon-carbon bonds are single
ol - indicates an alcohol functional group

2007-09-15 14:13:27 · answer #2 · answered by triciawin87 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋