Question

The compound 3-methyl-1-butanethiol, (ch3)2chch2ch2sh, is found in the defensive secretion, or \"spray,\" of striped skunks. draw the skeletal structure

Answer 1

Explanation: The given compound is an organic compound because it has hydrogen and carbon atoms in it.

Skeletal structure of an organic compound is defined as a structure which is composed of the skeletal atoms that are used to define a structure.

In organic chemistry, the skeletal atoms are hydrogen and carbon. The atoms other than hydrogen and carbon are termed as heteroatoms and are shown in the structure.

The skeletal structure of 3-methyl-1-butanethiol is given in the image attached.

Here, the functional group is thiol group which has a heteroatom S.