Question

draw the structure of 2,4-dimethyl-3-ethyl-2-heptanol and give the molecular formula.

Answer 1

okay the molecular formula is:

(CH3)(COHCH3)(CHCH2CH3)(CHCH3)(CH2)(CH2)(CH3)

...the brackets represent one of the seven parent carbon atoms (hepta- informs that there are 7 of them)

it is difficult to illustrate the structure on this post but it is exacty like in the molecular formula but with symbols and bonds represented by lines.

Answer 2

We can't draw structures on the board.

Answer 3

CH3-COH(CH3)-CH(CH2CH3)-CH(CH3)-CH2-CH2-CH3