Concept explainers
Vitamin B6 is an organic compound whose deficiency in the human body can cause apathy, irritability, and an increased susceptibility to infections. Below is an incomplete Lewis structure for vitamin B6. Complete the Lewis structure and answer the following questions. Hint: Vitamin B6 can be classified as an organic compound (a compound based on carbon atoms). The majority of Lewis structures for simple organic compounds have all atoms with a formal charge of zero. Therefore, add lone pairs and multiple bonds to the structure below to give each atom a formal charge of zero.
a. How many σ bonds and π bonds exist in vitamin B6?
b. Give approximate values for the bond angles marked a through g in the structure.
c. How many carbon atoms are sp2 hybridized?
d. How many carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen atoms are sp3 hybridized?
e. Does vitamin B6 exhibit delocalized π bonding? Explain.
Trending nowThis is a popular solution!
Chapter 9 Solutions
EBK CHEMISTRY
- Write Lewis structures for these ions. Show all valence electrons and all formal charges. (a) Amide ion, NH2 (b) Bicarbonate ion, HCO3 (c) Carbonate ion, CO32 (d) Nitrate ion, NO3 (e) Formate ion, HCOO (f) Acetate ion, CH3COOarrow_forwardA complete Lewis structure must show all nonzero formal charges. Complete each of thefollowing Lewis structures by adding any missing formal charges.arrow_forwardUnshared, or lone, electron pairs play an important role in determining the chemical and physical properties of organic compounds. Thus, it is important to know which atoms carry unshared pairs. Use the structural formulas below to determine the number of unshared pairs at each designated atom. Be sure your answers are consistent with the formal charges on the formulas. The number of unshared pairs at atom a is © The number of unshared pairs at atom b is The number of unshared pairs at atom c is 0. 0 e The number of unshared pairs at atom a is The number of unshared pairs at atom b is The number of unshared pairs at atom c is e.arrow_forward
- Predicting the arrangement of electron groups around the central atom of a molecule.arrow_forwardA resonance hybrid is a structure that can be depicted by more than one valid Lewis structure. part1: Draw the major resonance form of fulminic acid, HCNO, with the atoms connected as indicated in the formula. Your structure should have nonzero formal charges minimized, and it should include all nonzero formal charges and all nonbonding electrons. part2: Draw the second most important resonance form of fulminic acid, HCNO, with the atoms connected as indicated in the formula. Your structure should have nonzero formal charges minimized, and it should include all nonzero formal charges and all nonbonding electrons. part3: Draw the least important resonance contributor for fulminic acid, HCNO, with the atoms connected as indicated in the formula. Your structure should have nonzero formal charges minimized and should include all nonzero formal charges and all nonbonding electrons.arrow_forwardPlease helparrow_forward
- Following is a structural formula of the prescription drug famotidine, marketed by McNeil Consumer Pharmaceuticals Co. under the name Pepcid. The primary clinical use of Pepcid is for the treatment of active duodenal ulcers and benign gastric ulcers. Pepcid is a competitive inhibitor of histamine H2 receptors that reduces both gastric acid concentration and the volume of gastric secretions. Q. Complete the Lewis structure of famotidine showing all valence electrons and any formal positive or negative charges.arrow_forwardComplete the following statements about the molecule NBr3. Please note that ALL atoms in this molecule obey the octet rule. The molecule NBr3 has BLANK total valence electrons. The molecule NBr3 should be drawn with N in the middle, and the Br atoms on three sides of the N atom. After drawing the Lewis structure for NBr3 using the above information, it is evident that the three-dimensional shape (or geometry) of the molecule is BLANK , with a bond angle of BLANK degrees.arrow_forwardUnshared, or lone, electron pairs play an important role in determining the chemical and physical properties of organic compounds. Thus, it is important to know which atoms carry unshared pairs. Use the structural formulas below to determine the number of unshared pairs at each designated atom. Be sure your answers are consistent with the formal charges on the formulas. 201 H₂C The number of unshared pairs at atom a is 3. The number of unshared pairs at atom b is ov The number of unshared pairs at atom c is 1 The number of unshared pairs at atom a is [2 The number of unshared pairs at atom b is ov The number of unshared pairs at atom c is 2arrow_forward
- Answer the questions in the table below about the shape of the methanone (H₂CO) molecule. How many electron groups are around the central carbon atom? Note: one "electron group" means one lone pair, one single bond, one double bond, or one triple bond. What phrase best describes the arrangement of these electron groups around the central carbon atom? (You may need to use the scrollbar to see all the choices.) (choose one) X Sarrow_forwardPlease don't use hend raiting and don't use Ai solutionarrow_forwardDraw three resonance structures for N3-. This species has its three atoms bonded sequentially in the following fashion: N-N-N. Draw your resonance structures so that the atoms in them are bonded together in this order. Select the most important resonance structure for this species based on the formal charges on the atoms of the three resonance structures you have drawn. Now select the statement from the multiple choices which is true about this most important resonance structure.In the most important resonance structure of N3- : a) The leftmost bond (between N and N) is a single bond.b) The rightmost bond (between N and N) is a single bond.c) The formal charge on the leftmost (N) atom is -1.d) The number of nonbonding pairs (lone pairs) of electrons on the leftmost (N) atom is 4.e) The number of nonbonding (lone) pairs of electrons on the rightmost (N) atom is 4.arrow_forward
- ChemistryChemistryISBN:9781305957404Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCostePublisher:Cengage LearningChemistry: An Atoms First ApproachChemistryISBN:9781305079243Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. ZumdahlPublisher:Cengage Learning
- Organic ChemistryChemistryISBN:9781305580350Author:William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. FootePublisher:Cengage LearningOrganic Chemistry: A Guided InquiryChemistryISBN:9780618974122Author:Andrei StraumanisPublisher:Cengage LearningWorld of Chemistry, 3rd editionChemistryISBN:9781133109655Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan L. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCostePublisher:Brooks / Cole / Cengage Learning