Draw the structure for 4-hepten-2-yne.
Question:
Draw the structure for 4-hepten-2-yne.
Carbon Chain Lengths:
Organic compounds tend to be built off carbon chains of varying lengths. The length of the carbon chain is communicated in the name of an organic compound using the following prefixes:
- 1 carbon: meth
- 2 carbons: eth
- 3 carbons: prop
- 4 carbons: but
- 5 carbons: pent
- 6 carbons: hex
- 7 carbons: hept
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View this answerWe are asked to draw the structure for 4-hepten-2-yne. Let's analyze the name:
- The "hept" tells us the parent carbon chain is 7 carbons...
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