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Write down the structural formulae of the following compounds:(i) Butanone-2
(ii) Propanol-2

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(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.
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