S sakim New Member Joined Feb 25, 2012 Messages 5 Gender Male HSC N/A Jan 2, 2013 #1 Why doesn't the first carbon atom in a hydrocarbon have a side chain? Please explain
Obvious Active Member Joined Mar 22, 2010 Messages 735 Gender Male HSC 2013 Uni Grad 2016 Jan 2, 2013 #2 Because it would just be an extension of the main chain. C - C - C - C - C - C | C | C Is the same as C - C - C - C - C - C - C - C as far as you guys need to know.
Because it would just be an extension of the main chain. C - C - C - C - C - C | C | C Is the same as C - C - C - C - C - C - C - C as far as you guys need to know.
someth1ng Retired Nov '14 Joined Sep 18, 2010 Messages 5,558 Location Adelaide, Australia Gender Male HSC 2012 Uni Grad 2021 Jan 3, 2013 #3 Obvious said: Because it would just be an extension of the main chain. C - C - C - C - C - C | C | C Is the same as C - C - C - C - C - C - C - C as far as you guys need to know. Click to expand... This is correct, those two are the same but are drawn in different ways.
Obvious said: Because it would just be an extension of the main chain. C - C - C - C - C - C | C | C Is the same as C - C - C - C - C - C - C - C as far as you guys need to know. Click to expand... This is correct, those two are the same but are drawn in different ways.
