Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I Quiz: Aliphatic Hydrocarbons

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Which type of carbon is bonded to three other carbons?

  • Quaternary (4ï‚°) carbon
  • Tertiary (3ï‚°) carbon (correct)
  • Secondary (2ï‚°) carbon
  • Primary (1ï‚°) carbon

What is the general formula for an alkyl group?

  • CnH2n
  • CnH2n-2
  • CnH2n+2
  • CnH2n+1 (correct)

What is the name of the two-carbon alkyl group derived from ethane?

  • Propyl group
  • Ethyl group (correct)
  • Methyl group
  • Butyl group

Which type of hydrogen atoms are referred to as 1ï‚°, 2ï‚°, or 3ï‚° according to the type of carbon they are bonded to?

<p>Alkyl hydrogen atoms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an alkyl group named by replacing the suffix –ane of the parent alkane by?

<p>-ane + yl (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the general formula for alkyl groups?

<p>CnH2n+1 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of carbon is one that is bonded to only one other carbon?

<p>Primary (1ï‚°) carbon (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of a two-carbon alkyl group derived from ethane?

<p>Ethyl group (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are alkyl groups named?

<p>By replacing the suffix –ane of the parent alkane by –yl (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the general formula for aliphatic hydrocarbons of paraffins (saturated hydrocarbons)?

<p>CnH2n+2 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which alkyl group is formed by the loss of a hydrogen atom from the corresponding alkane?

<p>Methyl group (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the general formula for aliphatic hydrocarbons of paraffins (saturated hydrocarbons)?

<p>CnH2n+2 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of a two-carbon alkyl group derived from ethane?

<p>Ethyl group (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of carbon is one that is bonded to only one other carbon?

<p>Primary (1ï‚°) carbon (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are hydrogens referred to as, according to the type of carbon they are bonded to?

<p>Primary (1ï‚°), secondary (2ï‚°), or tertiary (3ï‚°) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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