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Chapter 3: Q3-8-Pa (page 72)

Identify the carbon atoms in the following molecules as primary, secondary, tertiary, or quaternary

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Primary, secondary, and tertiary carbon atoms

The notations primary, secondary, and tertiary are frequently used in organic chemistry. If a compound is a tertiary alcohol, it comprises an alcohol functional group connected to a carbon atom further linked to three other carbon atoms.

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Identification of the carbon atoms as primary, secondary, tertiary, or quarternary

(a)The primary, secondary, and tertiary atoms of compound (a) are denoted as p, s, and t, respectively. It can be given as follows:

Different atoms of compound (a)

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Draw compounds that contain the following:

  1. A primary alcohol
  2. A tertiary Nitrile
  3. A secondary Thiol
  4. Both primary and secondary alcohols
  5. An isopropyl group
  6. A quaternary carbon

Give IUPAC names for the following compounds:

Identify the functional groups in the following substances, and convert

each drawing into a molecular formula (red 5 O, blue 5 N).

Sight along the C2-C1 bond of 2-methylpropane (isobutane).

(d) Assign relative values to the maxima and minima in your graph, given that

An eclipsing interaction costs 4.0 kJ/mol and an H↔CH3eclipsing

Interaction costs 6.0 kJ/mol.

Draw structures corresponding to the following IUPAC names:

(d) 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane
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