Organic Chemistry, 5th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021553
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-155-8

Chapter 1 - Section 1.8 - Drawing Organic Structures - Problem - Page 36: 1.26

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Work Step by Step

To convert a lewis structure into a skeletal structure, all you need to do is remove all the H's and C's except for H's bonded to a non-carbon atom such as those in $-OH$ or $-NH_{2}$. All C atoms will be shown as an intersection of two lines. If starting with a condensed structure, create its lewis structure first. To convert a lewis structure into a condensed structure, follow these steps. First, write an H beside every C atom which has an H attached to it and then put the number of H atoms as the subscript (e.g. $CH_{2}$ - the carbon atom has two attached hydrogen atoms). When dealing with substituents, put a parentheses around them and then place them after the C atom to which they are attached to (e.g. $CH_{3}CH_{2}(CH_{3})CH_{3}$ - ($CH_{3}$) is attached to $CH_{2}$). Lastly, omit lone pairs if there are any. You may also omit the double or triple bonds but it is not necessary.
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