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Offline aiyla

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Chemistry - Organic Question
« on: December 07, 2009, 12:09:51 pm »

can some one name that compound and draw its skeletal formula ?



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Re: Chemistry - Organic Question
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2009, 02:20:27 pm »
The compound would be

I'm not sure about the naming
i think it should be 2-penten-1-ol...ill cross check agn tho

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Re: Chemistry - Organic Question
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2009, 08:06:31 pm »
You can apply E/Z isomerism due to the restriction of the Carbon Carbon double bond...

i think the name should be:

(Z) 2-penten-1-ol
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