On our intro organ textbook, page 54, at the very top
I don't understand why we need to put an "E" in front of the compound name in this molecule. Is it because the geometric isomer (the bond between the third C and the fourth C could be in the other direction)?
But if we just write But-2-en-1-ol, is it right?
(E)-But-2-en-1-ol
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Re: (E)-But-2-en-1-ol
Because there is a double bond you need to identify the geometric isomer, being cis or tans.
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