What is the name of #CH_3CH_2CH_2CH_3#?

Answer 1

This is #"n-butane"#.

#"n-butane"# has a boiling point of #1# #""^@C#. It is commonly supplied in canisters (sometimes small ones), with some quantities of isomeric #"methylpropane"#. #"Butane"# with #"propane"# is a constituent of #"LPG, liquefied petroleum gas"#. The short carbon chain makes it very clean burning. Of course for this reason it is a potent greenhouse gas.

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Answer 2

Isabella Acosta

The name of CH3CH2CH2CH3 is butane.

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