Convert CH 3 (CH 2 ) 2 CHBrCH 3 into structural formula.

Here we have to convert the following condensed formula into a structural formula. Alright. So we're gonna start out with first, c h 3. So that's a carbon connected to 3 hydrogens, and in parenthesis here we have c h 2. How many do we have? We have 2. So we're going to say that this CH 2 is connected to 1 CH 2, then connected to another CH 2. Next, we have a CH group, and although this is not in a parenthesis, this tends to happen with halogens where you have the option of putting it in parenthesis or not. That BR being there tells me that it is a Branch Group, and then here we're connected then to a CH3 again. So this ends the structural formula for this given compound. So this would be our final answer.

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Convert CH₃(CH₂)₂CHBrCH₃ into structural formula.

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Detailed structural formula of CH3(CH2)2CHBrCH3 showing carbon and bromine atoms.

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Identify the main carbon chain in the molecular formula CH3(CH2)2CHBrCH3. The longest chain of carbon atoms is five carbons long, which corresponds to a pentane backbone.

Number the carbon atoms in the main chain from one end to the other. It is conventional to start numbering from the end nearest to the substituent, which in this case is the bromine (Br) atom.

Place the bromine atom on the appropriate carbon atom in the chain. According to the formula, the bromine is attached to the fourth carbon atom in the chain.

Draw the structural formula by arranging the carbon atoms in a linear sequence and adding the appropriate number of hydrogen atoms to each carbon to satisfy the tetravalency of carbon. Each carbon atom should form four bonds.

Ensure that the bromine atom is correctly placed on the fourth carbon atom, and verify that the total number of hydrogen atoms matches the molecular formula. The final structure should reflect the molecular formula CH3(CH2)2CHBrCH3.