с -ОСНЗ || НN- CH —С -NH—СHCН CH, — С— ОН

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The artificial sweetener Aspartame has the following structure:

 

Simple organic compound like this one has a formal charge of zer (therefore, it is needed to add lone pairs). Note the benzene ring (-C6H6). To answer the questions below it can be good to draw the structure and account for electrons and bonds.

How many C and O atoms exhibit sp3 hybridization?

How many s bonds are in aspartame?

How many pi bonds are in aspartame?

С-ОСН3
OCH3
H,N-CH- C-NH-CHCH,
CH2
ОН
Transcribed Image Text:С-ОСН3 OCH3 H,N-CH- C-NH-CHCH, CH2 ОН
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