1. Draw a skeleton and make sure the bonds and lone pairs above are added. It is usually best to start with the carbon atoms, then add oxygens, then hydrogens, and fill in with lone pairs ( normally not on carbon ) or multiple bonds if necessary. C- C -C - 0

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1. Draw a skeleton and make sure the bonds and lone pairs above are added. It is usually best to
start with the carbon atoms, then add oxygens, then hydrogens, and fill in with lone pairs (
normally not on carbon ) or multiple bonds if necessary.
С — С — С —о
2. Add the hydrogens to the carbon - oxygen skeleton.
ннн
H
С —С
|
ннн
3. Complete the structure by adding lone pairs (2) to the oxygen atom.
ннн
H
0-H
ннн
Transcribed Image Text:1. Draw a skeleton and make sure the bonds and lone pairs above are added. It is usually best to start with the carbon atoms, then add oxygens, then hydrogens, and fill in with lone pairs ( normally not on carbon ) or multiple bonds if necessary. С — С — С —о 2. Add the hydrogens to the carbon - oxygen skeleton. ннн H С —С | ннн 3. Complete the structure by adding lone pairs (2) to the oxygen atom. ннн H 0-H ннн
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