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

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

b)

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Primary, secondary, and tertiary carbon atoms

Carbon linked to one another carbon atom is termed primary carbon atom. Secondary carbon atoms comprise carbon atoms linked to two other carbon atoms.

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

(b)The primary, secondary, and tertiary carbon atoms of compound (b) are denoted as p, s and t. It is given as follows:

Different atoms of compound (b)

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