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What is the condensed structural formula for the compound 3-hexene?

Answer 1

Zoe Alexander

The condensed structural formula for hex-3-ene is #"CH"_3"CH"_2"CH=CHCH"_2"CH"_3#.

We can infer from the stem name -hex- that our chain consists of six carbon atoms.

#"C-C-C-C-C-C"#

The -ene tells us that we have a #"C=C"# double bond and the -3- tells us that it is between C-3 and C-4.

#"C-C-C=C-C-C"#

Since there are no other substituents, we fill up the unused valences of #"C"# with hydrogen atoms to get a condensed structural formula.

#"CH"_3"-CH"_2"-CH=CH-CH"_2"-CH"_3#

Since condensed structural formulas frequently omit single bonds, an additional appropriate response would be

#"CH"_3"CH"_2"CH=CHCH"_2"CH"_3#

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Answer 2

Madison Anderson

CH3-CH=CH-CH2-CH2-CH3

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