Question

Draw all possible structural formulae of the compound from its molecular formula given below.

C₄H₁₀

Answer 1

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.}\ce{H}\phantom{....}\ce{H}\phantom{.....}\ce{H}\phantom{....}\ce{H}\phantom{.}\\
\phantom{..}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{..}\\
\phantom{}\ce{H - C - C - C - C - H}\phantom{}\\
\phantom{..}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{..}\\
\phantom{.}\underset{n-\text{butane}}{\ce{H}\phantom{....}\ce{H}\phantom{.....}\ce{H}\phantom{....}\ce{H}}\phantom{.}
\end{array}\] 

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{..}\ce{H}\phantom{....}\ce{H}\phantom{....}\ce{H}\phantom{..}\\
\phantom{..}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{..}\\
\phantom{}\ce{H - C - C - C - H}\phantom{}\\
\phantom{..}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{..}\\
\phantom{..}\ce{H}\phantom{.....}|\phantom{.....}\ce{H}\phantom{..}\\
\phantom{}\ce{H - C - H}\phantom{}\\
\phantom{}|\phantom{}\\
\phantom{}\ce{\underset{\underset{C4H10}{Iso-butane}}{H}}\phantom{}
\end{array}\]