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Write bond line formulas for: Isopropyl alcohol, 2,3-Dimethylbutanal, Heptan-4-one.

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Isopropyl alcohol: In the bond-line formula, it is represented by a two-segment zig-zag line. The middle vertex (second carbon) has an OH group attached to it.

2,3-Dimethylbutanal: It is represented by a three-segment zig-zag line. The first terminal carbon has a double-bonded O and an H (aldehyde group). The second and third vertices each have a single line branching off, representing methyl groups.

Heptan-4-one: It is represented by a six-segment zig-zag line. The fourth carbon (middle vertex) has a double-bonded O attached to it, representing the ketone functional group.

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Explanation

In bond-line structural representation, carbon and hydrogen atoms are not shown, and lines representing carbon-carbon bonds are drawn in a zig-zag fashion. Only oxygen, chlorine, nitrogen, etc., are specifically written. Terminals denote methyl groups unless indicated otherwise by a functional group, and line junctions denote carbon atoms.