{"id":237382,"date":"2025-06-17T07:53:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=237382"},"modified":"2025-06-17T07:53:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:53:22","slug":"convert-the-following-condensed-structures-into-skeletal-structures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/17\/convert-the-following-condensed-structures-into-skeletal-structures\/","title":{"rendered":"Convert the following condensed structures into skeletal structures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Convert the following condensed structures into skeletal structures: CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2OH CH3CH2CH2OCH3 CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2 CH3CH(NHCH2CH3)CH2CH3 CH3CH(CH3)CH(CH3)CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3 CH3CH(CH3)CH(CH3)CH(CH3) PROBLEM 18: Convert the structures in Problem 17 into skeletal structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the skeletal structures corresponding to the given condensed formulas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. CH\u2083CH\u2082CH\u2082CH\u2082CH\u2082CH\u2082OH<\/strong> \u2192 A straight-chain hexanol with the hydroxyl (-OH) group at the terminal carbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. CH\u2083CH\u2082CH\u2082OCH\u2083<\/strong> \u2192 A straight-chain propoxy-methane (propyl methyl ether).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. CH\u2083CH\u2082CH(CH\u2083)CH\u2082CH\u2083<\/strong> \u2192 A straight-chain pentane with a methyl (-CH\u2083) substituent on the third carbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. CH\u2083CH(NHCH\u2082CH\u2083)CH\u2082CH\u2083<\/strong> \u2192 A straight-chain butylamine with an ethylamine (-NHCH\u2082CH\u2083) group attached to the second carbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. CH\u2083CH(CH\u2083)CH(CH\u2083)CH(CH\u2083)CH\u2082CH\u2082CH\u2083<\/strong> \u2192 A branched octane with three methyl (-CH\u2083) groups positioned at the second, third, and fourth carbons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. CH\u2083CH(CH\u2083)CH(CH\u2083)CH(CH\u2083)<\/strong> \u2192 A branched pentane with three methyl (-CH\u2083) groups at the second, third, and fourth carbons.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    In skeletal formulas, carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon are typically omitted. Instead, only the bonds between carbon atoms and functional groups are explicitly shown. The carbon backbone is drawn as a zigzag pattern where each vertex represents a carbon atom, and the number of bonds follows valency rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For example, CH\u2083CH\u2082CH\u2082CH\u2082CH\u2082CH\u2082OH<\/strong> is represented by a zigzag chain with an -OH functional group at the terminal carbon. Similarly, CH\u2083CH\u2082CH(CH\u2083)CH\u2082CH\u2083<\/strong> is a pentane skeleton with a single branching methyl group at the third carbon. Understanding these skeletal formulas simplifies the visualization of molecular structures, reducing redundancy while preserving structural integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This convention helps chemists efficiently interpret complex molecular architectures, making it easier to discern properties such as symmetry, branching, and functional group placement. Skeletal formulas are particularly useful in organic chemistry when analyzing molecular interactions and stereochemistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Convert the following condensed structures into skeletal structures: CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2OH CH3CH2CH2OCH3 CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2 CH3CH(NHCH2CH3)CH2CH3 CH3CH(CH3)CH(CH3)CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3 CH3CH(CH3)CH(CH3)CH(CH3) PROBLEM 18: Convert the structures in Problem 17 into skeletal structures. The Correct Answer and Explanation is: Here are the skeletal structures corresponding to the given condensed formulas: Explanation: In skeletal formulas, carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-237382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237382\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}