I was taught how to do this but i forgot and i've searched everywhere. Does anyone know how to write a displayed formula of a compound into a chemical formula?
lacticchir.GIF
The branched group has to be bracketed to show it's on a branch but how do you know what to bracket in a compound like above?
Re: structural (displayed) formula to chemical formula
Ch3-ch(oh)-cooh
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