Question

Draw the structure for the following compound:

Ethanoic acid

Answer 1

Structure of ethanoic acid:

1)

\begin{array}{cc}\\
\phantom{......}\ce{H}\phantom{.....}\ce{O}\phantom{}\\
\phantom{......}|\phantom{....}//\phantom{}\\\phantom{}
\phantom{}\ce{H - C - C}\phantom{}\\
\phantom{......}|\phantom{.....}\backslash\\\phantom{}
\phantom{........}\ce{H}\phantom{.....}\ce{OH}\phantom{}\\
\end{array}

2)

\begin{array}{cc}\\
\phantom{.}\ce{O}\\
\phantom{.}||\\
\ce{CH3 - C - OH}
\end{array}