{"id":41289,"date":"2025-06-28T07:59:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T07:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/?p=41289"},"modified":"2025-06-28T07:59:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T07:59:18","slug":"write-the-name-and-draw-full-structural-formula-of-ch33coh-and-ch32choh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/write-the-name-and-draw-full-structural-formula-of-ch33coh-and-ch32choh\/","title":{"rendered":"Write the name and draw full structural formula of (CH3)3COH, and (CH3)2CH(OH)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Write the name and draw full structural formula of (CH3)3COH, and (CH3)2CH(OH)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure! Here are the names and full structural formulas for the given compounds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. (CH3)3COH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> <em>tert-Butanol<\/em> or <em>2-methyl-2-propanol<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Structural Formula:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>       OH\n        |\n    CH3-C-CH3\n        |\n       CH3\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Explanation of structure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The central carbon (C) is bonded to three methyl groups (CH3) and one hydroxyl group (OH).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This makes it a tertiary alcohol because the carbon bearing the OH group is attached to three other carbons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. (CH3)2CH(OH)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> <em>Isopropanol<\/em> or <em>2-propanol<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Structural Formula:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>      OH\n       |\nCH3 - CH - CH3\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Explanation of structure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The central carbon is bonded to one hydroxyl group (OH), one hydrogen (not shown explicitly), and two methyl groups (CH3).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is a secondary alcohol because the carbon with the OH is attached to two other carbons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation (about the formulas and naming):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The formulas given are condensed formulas for alcohols. Alcohols are organic compounds that contain a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to a carbon atom. The position and substitution pattern around the carbon with the OH determine the classification and naming of the alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>(CH3)3COH<\/strong> corresponds to a <em>tertiary alcohol<\/em> because the carbon attached to the hydroxyl is connected to three other carbons. This particular alcohol is called <strong>tert-butanol<\/strong>, where &#8220;tert-&#8221; refers to the tertiary nature of the carbon bearing the OH group. Its IUPAC name is <strong>2-methyl-2-propanol<\/strong>, indicating that the OH is on the second carbon of a propane chain with a methyl substituent also on the second carbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>(CH3)2CH(OH)<\/strong> corresponds to a <em>secondary alcohol<\/em>, with the OH-bearing carbon attached to two other carbons. This is <strong>isopropanol<\/strong>, commonly used as rubbing alcohol. The IUPAC name is <strong>2-propanol<\/strong>, indicating the OH group is on the second carbon of propane.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The structural formulas clearly show the arrangement of atoms in space, which is important for understanding the chemical properties and reactivity of these alcohols. Tertiary alcohols like tert-butanol tend to be more sterically hindered and have different reactivity compared to secondary alcohols like isopropanol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Write the name and draw full structural formula of (CH3)3COH, and (CH3)2CH(OH) The correct answer and explanation is: Sure! Here are the names and full structural formulas for the given compounds: 1. (CH3)3COH Name: tert-Butanol or 2-methyl-2-propanol Structural Formula: Explanation of structure: 2. (CH3)2CH(OH) Name: Isopropanol or 2-propanol Structural Formula: Explanation of structure: Explanation (about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quiz-questions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41289"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41290,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41289\/revisions\/41290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}