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Question
Draw the structure of butanoic acid.
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Solution
Structure of butanoic acid (C3H7COOH) is as follows:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{O}\phantom{.}\phantom{.}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}||\phantom{..}\\
\ce{H - C - C - C - C - OH}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{.....}\phantom{..}\\
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{.....}\phantom{..}\end{array}\]
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