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What is a condensed structural formula?


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Condensed structural formula:

  • A system for writing organic compounds in a single line is known as Condensed Structural Formula.
  • It's a method that use a sort of shorthand notation to convey more information than the chemical formula.
  • Condensed Structural Formula (CSF) is a language-based method of expressing molecules.

Examples:

The condensed structural formulae of methane and propanol, for example, are CH4 and CH3(CH2)2OH, respectively.


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