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Draw structures for the following compounds.(a) 3 -ethylpentane(b) 2,3 -dimethylpentane(c) 2,4 -dimethylpentane(d) 2,2 -dimethylpentane
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The longest carbon chain for all the compounds is pentane, which has five carbon atoms. We can represent each carbon atom with a 'C' and connect them with single lines which represent single bonds. Show more…
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