Draw the structure of 3-pentanone.
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Draw the structure of 3-pentanone.
Parent Carbon Chains:
Drawing the structure of molecules involves determining the length of the parent carbon chain from prefixes. For example, the "meth" prefix tells us a carbon chain is one carbon long and "eth" tells us it is two carbons long. Other common lengths and prefixes are:
- 3 carbons: "prop"
- 4 carbons: "but"
- 5 carbons: "pent"
- 6 carbons: "hex"
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View this answerWe are asked to draw the structure of 3-pentanone. The "one" ending tells us this is a ketone, which means there is a carbonyl (C=O)...
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