April 25, 2024, 05:25:16 AM
Forum Rules: Read This Before Posting


Topic: Nomenclature of ethers  (Read 2891 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline mandy9008

  • Regular Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 53
  • Mole Snacks: +1/-0
Nomenclature of ethers
« on: February 13, 2010, 03:54:45 PM »
i need to draw the structure of 2-ethocyoctane
attached is what i tried, but the reply i am getting from my online homework is that: Make sure the EtO group is attached to the right part of the chain, but i was sure that it was.


Offline Arctic-Nation

  • Chemist
  • Full Member
  • *
  • Posts: 265
  • Mole Snacks: +33/-9
Re: Nomenclature of ethers
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2010, 04:49:00 PM »
What you have drawn is 1-ethoxyoctane.

Offline mandy9008

  • Regular Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 53
  • Mole Snacks: +1/-0
Re: Nomenclature of ethers
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2010, 05:06:46 PM »
oh my gosh, DUH!! thanks, i don't know how i could be so stupid. i have been staring at this problem for an hour trying to figure it out. thanks!!

Sponsored Links