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Offline kensher

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Re: Naming alcohol and carboxylic acid from ester - practical problem
« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2016, 04:23:41 PM »
Finally got it!

It all made sense when I realized I could change the place of the CH3 and the OH.

Thanks to everyone who submitted an answer ☺

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Re: Naming alcohol and carboxylic acid from ester - practical problem
« Reply #16 on: July 27, 2016, 04:30:53 PM »
Longest carbon chain may be folded on paper on any manner, in fact it is always folded (tetrahedral angle).
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Re: Naming alcohol and carboxylic acid from ester - practical problem
« Reply #17 on: July 27, 2016, 08:53:06 PM »
The structural formula of the picture looks to me like 1-methylethane and not propane. I think that is what I don't understand.
The molecule in your drawing is unbranched.

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