Q1-1-33E-b - Organic Chemistry (Mcmurry)

Question

Draw structures for the following molecules, showing lone pairs:

 (a) Acrylonitrile, C₃H₃N , which contains a carbon-carbon double bond and a carbon-nitrogen triple bond

 (b) Ethyl methyl ether,C₃H₈O, which contains an oxygen atom bonded to two carbons 

(c) Butane,C₄H₁₀ , which contains a chain of four carbon atoms 

(d) Cyclohexene,C₆H₁₀ , which contains a ring of six carbon atoms and one carbon-carbon double bond

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

(b)

Structure of ethyl methyl ether

Ethyl methyl ether

Ethyl methyl ether, commonly called methoxy methane, is a gaseous form of ether and is different from the widely used ether such as dimethyl ether and diethyl ether as it acts as an anaesthetic.

Structure of ethyl methyl ether

Ethyl methyl ether contains one oxygen atom bonded to two carbon atoms. So, the structure of ethyl methyl ether C₃H₈O is shown as:

                                  Form of ethyl methyl ether