Question

Draw the skeletal structure for each of the compounds

1. CH₃CHO

2. CH₃OCH₃

3. CH₃COOH

Short answer

Skeletal structures are structural representations of condensed organic compounds. Unlike Kekule structures here the carbon or hydrogen atoms are not mentioned in the structure. The bonds are represented with short straight lines.

Step-by-step solution

Understanding skeletal structure

Skeletal structures are structural representations of condensed organic compounds. Unlike Kekule structures here the carbon or hydrogen atoms are not mentioned in the structure. The bonds are represented with short straight lines.

writing the skeletal structure

First write the condensed formula from the pictorial representation. Then eventually convert the condensed forms into skeletal structures.