Write the structure of the following IUPAC name 2-methoxybutan-1-ol.

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$H_{3} 4 C - 3 C H_{2} - 2 C | H - O C H_{3} 1 C H_{2} O H$
$2 - m e t h o x y b u t a n - 1 - o l$
$b u t a n \Rightarrow$ means $4$ carbon.
$o l \Rightarrow$ means $- O H$ group at $1^{s t}$ position.
$m e t h o x y \Rightarrow$ means $- O C H_{3}$ group at $2^{n d}$ position.

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