Question
can anyone explain to me how to write the structures of some organic compounds like but-2-ol?
Joshi sir comment
name is not correct
IUPAC name has four part
Extra Group................Main Chain............Bond Name..............Main Group
so name may be
*****..........................but........................an...................................2ol
****** means no extra group is present
Main group is alcohol and its name is ol, 2 for second place in chain
"but" for 4 carbon and "an" for all single bond
so structure will be CH3CH(OH)CH2CH3