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.

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

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