Answer:
Draw the structures and provide the names of all the isomeric alcohols that have the molecular formula C4H10O.
Draw the structures of (a) 6-methyl-3-heptanol and (b) trans-2-methylcyclohexanol
Explanation:
Isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural arrangements of atoms.
The given molecule is:
C4H10O.
The possible isomeric alcohols structures are shown below:
Structure of (a) 6-methyl-3-heptanol:
The root word -hept indicates that the main carbon chain has seven carbons.
-ol suffix indicates the presence of alcohol functional group at third carbon.
The 6-methyl prefix indicates the presence of methyl group as the substituent at the sixth position of the main carbon chain.
The structure of 6-methyl-3-heptanol is shown below:
The structure of trans-2-methyl cyclohexanol is shown below:
