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Write down the structural formula of a positional isomer of compound C.

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  1. Structural formula of compound A (alcohol).

    Ethanol has the molecular formula C2H5OH\mathrm{C_2H_5OH}.

    CH3−CH2−OH\mathrm{CH_3 - CH_2 - OH}

  2. Structural formula of compound B (aldehyde).

    Ethanal has the molecular formula C2H4O\mathrm{C_2H_4O}.

    CH3−CH=O\mathrm{CH_3 - CH = O}

  3. Structural formula of compound C (organic acid that reacts with compound A).

    Compound A (ethanol) undergoes esterification with a carboxylic acid.
    The simplest matching acid is ethanoic acid.

    CH3−C(=O)−OH\mathrm{CH_3 - C(=O) - OH}

  4. Structural formula of compound D (alcohol with butyl group that reacts with compound C).

    The butyl group is CH3CH2CH2CH2−\mathrm{CH_3CH_2CH_2CH_2 -}.
    Butan-1-ol reacts with compound C via esterification.

    CH3−CH2−CH2−CH2−OH\mathrm{CH_3 - CH_2 - CH_2 - CH_2 - OH}

    CH_3 - C(=O) - OH

    CH_3 - CH_2 - CH_2 - CH_2 - OH

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