Structural formulae can be further condensed by enclosing the repetitive structural unit within a bracket and placing an integer as a subscript indicating the number times the structural unit gets repeated. Example: CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3 can be condensed to CH3(CH2)5CH3 CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2COOH can be condensed to CH3(CH2)6COOH
Structural formulae can be further condensed by enclosing the repetitive structural unit within a bracket and placing an integer as a subscript indicating the number times the structural unit gets repeated.
Example:
CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3 can be condensed to CH3(CH2)5CH3
CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2COOH can be condensed to CH3(CH2)6COOH
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