Chemistry A-Level
Condensed notation with brackets and subscripts
What Condensed notation with brackets and subscripts means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Condensed notation with brackets and subscripts
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A compact form in which repeated identical groups are enclosed in brackets with a subscript showing how many units repeat, as in CH₃(CH₂)₂CH₃ for butane.
Topics that use Condensed notation with brackets and subscripts
- Basic concepts of organic chemistry (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Alphabetical ordering of substituents
- Aromatic compound
- carboxyl group
- Characteristic reactions
- Contrast with heterolytic fission
- Curly arrow notation
- delocalised electrons
- Displayed formula
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