Question

Write the name and condensed structural formula of a
higher homologue of butanol (C4H10).​

Answer 1

Answer: It is Butane not Butanol

It is pentane.

Explanation:

Structural formula: CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - CH3

Answer 2

Let us look at the answer:

Explanation:

The given compound is butane ( C₄H₁₀).

• The homologous compounds are of same functional group.  

• They have similar chemical properties which differ each by (CH₂) that is 14 a.m.u.

So, by adding CH₂ group to C₄H₁₀ we get C₅H₁₂.

The next homoloque would be C₅H₁₂., pentane.