Question

Draw the structure of butanoic acid.

Answer 1

Structure of butanoic acid (C₃H₇COOH) is as follows:

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