For methyl-butan-2-ol does it matter how the displayed formula is drawn?
Option 1:
-------OH
---------I
CH3 - C - CH2 - CH3
---------I
-------CH3
Option 2:
-------CH3
---------I
CH3 - C - CH2 - CH3
---------I
-------OH
I saw some websites that had the structure drawn like option 1 and some websites that had the structure drawn like option 2.
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I'm struggling with the name. You have drawn both structures properly for 2-methylbutan-2-ol; i.e., in your post there is no indication in the name where the methyl group is attached. Both structures are the same.