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Aug 6, 2016
Here's how to figure out the structure of 1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-3-phenylpropane-1,3-dione.
Explanation:
Step 1
The base name "propane" tells you that the main chain contains three carbon atoms:
Step 2
The ending "1,3-dione" tells you that there are
Step 3
The "3-phenyl" tells you that there is a phenyl group attached to
Step 4
Finally, the "1-(2-methoxyphenyl)" tells you that there is a 2-methoxyphenyl group on
The structure is
(From pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)