How to Draw a Carbon Skeleton

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Identify every carbon atom in the structural form.

   Notice the number of bonds connecting it to every other bond to identify if it is a carbocation or a carbanion.
   
   If it is a carbocation, draw a "+" next to the carbon.
   
   Of it is a carbanion, draw a "-".
   
   If the carbon is neither positive nor negative, leave it alone. , Connect the bonds that would usually be connected to a "C" to each other., Erase it's bond to the carbon as well.,,
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   Step 2: Erase the carbon atoms.

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   Step 3: Find every hydrogen atom that is bonded to a hydrogen

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   Step 4: and erase that.

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   Step 5: In molecules where the 3-dimensional structure is important

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   Step 6: draw a shape like this if the atom is above the plane of the paper.

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   Step 7: In molecules where the 3-dimensional structure is important

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   Step 8: draw a shape like this if the atom is below the plane of the paper.

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