Structure and or Molecular Formula of ........

[dustyd_2]

Hey guys...this is my first posting and was thankful that there was a group like this out there!  I thought I was good at chemistry but im having trouble with this....

I need to find the Structural Formula and the Molecular Formula of ...

Propyl Cyclopropyl Ether

Any help with be appreciated!

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[kingchemist]

I think cyclopropyl ether is a ring structure with 3 carbon atoms and one oxygen atom all in the ring and has the formula C₃H₆O (each C atom has 2 H atoms attached).
A propyl group, C₃H₇,  is attached in place of one of these hydrogen atoms.
So I think the formula should be C₃H₇C₃H₅O
However, I am not an expert on this aspect.

[kyle1990]

I don't think I could break it down any more than kingchemist has done. I must say, organic chem is hard to teach =/

[chrisf]

Any time something is named with the -yl suffix, it's considered a substituent. In this case, it's because that's the generally accepted way of naming an ether - name the things connected to it as substituents.

Look at the O that constitutes the ether linkage, then name each 'side.'

I agree on C₃H₅OC₃H₇.

[spock]

I agree with Chris.  The O is a connector between the two carbon groups.  The oxygen is NOT part of the 3 carbon ring.

"The ethers are named by naming the radical on either side of the oxygen atom, and adding the word ether."

[chrisf]

I had this attached to my last post, but it doesn't seem to be working for me.