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Nomencalatur of alcohols
« on: July 29, 2015, 02:44:57 AM »


How should i name this alcohol,this is so confusing


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Re: Nomencalatur of alcohols
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2015, 03:54:31 AM »
This molecule doesn't seem to obey basic valency rules. Have you been given the carbon-oxygen skeleton for instance and tried to append hydrogens as necessary? Where have you seen the structure you have drawn?

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Re: Nomencalatur of alcohols
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2015, 04:55:38 AM »
I have seen it in a chemistry workbook. I just have to name it,do ya have some ideas

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Re: Nomencalatur of alcohols
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2015, 05:15:47 AM »
I'd name it "made up nonsense" and if it was genuinely in a chemistry book then best you throw that book away for also being made up nonsense.


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Re: Nomencalatur of alcohols
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2015, 05:48:46 AM »
Come on there should be a way,do not be so rude

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Re: Nomencalatur of alcohols
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2015, 06:54:30 AM »
I am not being rude to you but the structure you have drawn does not exist therefore it can not be named because the naming rules only work for real molecules not made up nonsense.


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Re: Nomencalatur of alcohols
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2015, 09:16:45 AM »
Hint, the challenge about the structure was an invitation to correct it. Hydrogens are missing and one has an incorrect subscript. Q, what is the length of the longest chain?
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