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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: Paabo on April 26, 2009, 05:55:26 PM
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Can anyone show me a picture of dimethylethylacetaldehyde? I can't find one in google, and when I try to draw it, it looks exactly like 3-3, dimethyl butenal.. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.
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Dear Paabo;
It sounds like a trivial-name for 2,2-Dimethylbutanal. See number 23 on:
http://www.che.ilstu.edu/class/chem233/Aldehydes-Liquids.html
(IlliniossState University)
It's not:
and when I try to draw it, it looks exactly like 3-3, dimethyl butenal.. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.
Good Luck!
ARGOS++
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Ah, it appears I was too hasty when writing "3,3-dimethyl butanal", thanks for catching that. As for "dimethylethylacetaldehyde", I think 2,2-dimethylbutanal fits the description perfectly. I didn't think to move the methyl substituents. Thanks a lot, Argos!
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Dear Paabo;
You 're welcome! ─ Soon again.
Good Luck!
ARGOS++