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Michael Margolies

What is the structural formula of 2-pentadiene?

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Dave Young  Follow

No such compound. Your second carbon would have a valency of five - three bonds to methyl groups and two bonds (double bond) to C3.

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David Bernheim  Follow
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Brian Rexit  Follow

The compound "2-pentadiene" does not exist.

As a diene has two C=C double bonds, there should be two numbers to indicate the positions of the two C=C double bonds.

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Christopher Stanton  Follow

The another name of the propanone is acetone or propan-2-one . The structural formula and the character of propanone are shown below,

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Dompreh John  Follow

The structural formula of 4-isopropyl-2-pentyne is

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BJ Chippindale  Follow

Here's how 4-ethyl-2,2-dimethylhexane should look…

…structurally

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Chris Rapier  Follow
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Bryan P.  Follow

CH2=CH-CH2-CH2-CH3

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