Question
I am asked to draw the structure of n-butyne, but what is meant by n-butyne?
Please help! Any help will be appreciated.
Please help! Any help will be appreciated.
Answers
bobpursley
n means normal, which means it is a single chain, no branches.
CH3-C*C-CH3 where * means a triple bond
The proper name for this is 2-butyne.
There is another butyne, 1-butyne. Both are straight chains.
The use of normal here is not proper, at least here in Texas.
CH3-C*C-CH3 where * means a triple bond
The proper name for this is 2-butyne.
There is another butyne, 1-butyne. Both are straight chains.
The use of normal here is not proper, at least here in Texas.
anonymous
I've asked many people, and they just told me that there is no n-butyne. Thanks a lot for telling me the answer to my question :)