ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (LOOSELEAF)
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Author: SMITH
Publisher: MCG
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(a) Draw the structures for the eight constitutional isomers of molecular formula C 4H 11N. (b) Give the systematic name for each amine. (c) Identify the chirality center present in one of the amines.
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(a) There are three amines with the molecular formula C3H9N.
(b) Aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and esters all contain a carbonyl group.
(c) A compound with the molecular formula of C3H6O may be either an aldehyde, a ketone, or a carboxylic acid.
(d) Bond angles about the carbonyl carbon of an aldehyde, a ketone, a carboxylic acid, and an ester are all approximately 109.5°.
(e) The molecular formula of the smallest aldehyde is C3H6O, and that of the smallest ketone is also C3H6O.
(f) The molecular formula of the smallest carboxylic acid is C2H4O2.
Draw the condensed formula or skeletal structural formula for the following compounds:
(a) 2,3-dimethylpentanoic acid
(b) Ethyl pentanoate
(c) N,N-dimethyl-1-propanamine
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