Write the structural formulae of the following compounds: (i) Pentanone-3 (ii) 2-Propanol
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Solution
(i) Pentanone-3 Pentan means that the parent chain has 5 C atoms. The suffix one-3 represents carbonyl group on third C atom. (ii) 2-Propanol 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.