What is the structure of the molecule named 3-hydroxy-4-isopropyltoluene?

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Ernest Z.
Jun 9, 2015

The structure of 3-hydroxy-4-isopropyltoluene is

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Explanation:

The methyl group of toluene is automatically assigned to "C-1".

Then you count around the ring in any direction and put an "OH" group on "C-3".

Continue around the ring and insert an isopropyl group on "C-4".

And you have the structure of 3-hydroxy-4-isopropyltoluene, better known as thymol.

"OH" has a higher priority than "CH"_3, so the official name of the compound is 2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol.

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