What is the structure of the molecule named 3-hydroxy-4-isopropyltoluene?

Answer 1

Ruby Allen

The structure of 3-hydroxy-4-isopropyltoluene is

The methyl group of toluene is automatically assigned to #"C-1"#.

Then you count around the ring in any direction and put an #"OH"# group on #"C-3"#.

Continue around the ring and insert an isopropyl group on #"C-4"#.

And there you have the chemical formula for 3-hydroxy-4-isopropyltoluene, or thymol.

#"OH"# has a higher priority than #"CH"_3#, so the official name of the compound is 2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol.

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Answer 2

Emilia Alvarez

The structure of the molecule named 3-hydroxy-4-isopropyltoluene consists of a toluene ring with a hydroxyl group attached to the third carbon atom and an isopropyl group attached to the fourth carbon atom.

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