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What is the structure of #"2-methylpentanaldehyde"#?

Answer 1

#H_3C-CH_2CH_2CH(CH_3)C(=O)H#

As an aldehyde, there is a carbonyl group, a formyl group, at the head of the chain. The formyl carbon is clearly #C1#. #C2# bears the methyl group.

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Answer 2

Isaac Aronson

The structure of 2-methylpentanaldehyde is CH3-CH2-CH(CH3)-CHO.

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