Chapter 4, Problem 4.64AP

Summary Introduction

To determine:

A condensed structural formula and the correct IUPAC name for three alkane structural isomers with molecular formula ${\text{C}}_{\text{5}}{\text{H}}_{\text{12}}$.

Introduction:

Condensed structure formula is the writing of organic structures from left to right in one line and this structural formula is simple as it does not show any bonds or lone pairs of atoms and shows no connectivity of atoms in a molecule. It shows the shorter way to draw a molecule and is more simplified than that from Lewis structure. It shows all atoms except the vertical bonds and most or all the horizontal bonds.

Structural isomers are also known as constitutional isomers having same chemical formula but they have different patterns of bonding because they are connected in a different order.