Question

Draw the structural formulae of the two isomers of Butane. Give the correct IUPAC name of each of the isomers.

Write the structural formula of the two isomers of butane.

Answer 1

Sr. No.	Structural formulae	IUPAC name
1.	\[\begin{array}{cc} \ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\ |\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\ \ce{H - C - C - C - C - H}\\ |\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\ \ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\ \end{array}\]	Butane
2.	\[\begin{array}{cc} \ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\ |\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\ \ce{H - C - C - C - H}\\ |\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\ \ce{H}\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}\ce{H}\\ \ce{H - C - H}\\ |\\ \ce{H}\\ \end{array}\]	2-methyl propane