Question

Write the structural formula for Butanal.

Answer 1

Butanal:

• Butanal is a hydrocarbon that belongs to the aldehyde group.
• It is an aldehydic derivative of butane.
• It is having an unpleasant smell and a colorless liquid and is soluble in organic solvents.
• It is used as a solvent to make plasticizers, synthetic resins, and rubber accelerators.

Structural formula of Butanal:

• The structural formula is a pictorial representation of a compound that shows how are atoms arranged in a molecule in a three-dimensional space.
• The butanal is also called a butyraldehyde and has a molecular formula ${\mathrm{C}}_4{\mathrm{H}}_8\mathrm{O}$.
• The butanal name suggests that it contains four carbon atoms having the root word of but-.
• The suffix -al suggests that the functional group aldehyde is present in it.
• The structural formula for butanal is given in the below figure: ${\mathrm{CH}}_3-{\mathrm{CH}}_2-{\mathrm{CH}}_2-\mathrm{CHO}$