Differentiating complete structural formulas and condensed structural formulas using examples
Draw complete structural formulas and condensed structural formulas for
a) three compounds of formula C3H8O
b) five compounds of formula C3H6O
The condensed structural formula disguises the molecule's true vastness by revealing only the number of atoms present. What remains hidden from sight are the bond connections, the bond angles, and their three-dimensional arrangements, so what we observe is just the molecule's literal condensed form.