Q1-1-33E-c - 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

(c)

                  Structure of butane

Butane

Butane is a carbon-containing aliphatic organic compound with four carbon and 10 oxygen atoms. This alkane is a chain-forming compound and is highly flammable.

Structure of butane

Butane contains four carbon atoms in a long chain. So, the structure of butane  

is represented as:

                                       Structure of butane