Write down the structural formulae of the following compounds:(i) Butanone-2 (ii) Propanol-2
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Solution
(i) Butanone-2 Butan means that the parent chain has 4 C atoms. The suffix one-2 represents carbonyl group on second C atom. (ii) Propanol-2 Propan means that the parent chain has 3 C atoms. The suffix ol represents alcoholic −OH group. The prefix 2 represents that −OH group is on second C atom.