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posted by  Jsquare on 9/14/2008 2:10:17 AM  |  status: Live  

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Organic Chemistry Organic Chemistry (5th) by Bruice N/A N/A
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How to draw the structrual formula of an alkane that has eight carbons and only primary hydrogens?  Homework problem, not from textbook.
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posted by PhysicsMakesMeSad on 9/14/2008 2:19:55 AM  |  status: Live
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"thats wat i thot, its butane but w/ C's on C2 C3,thank you"
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posted by Jack Alope on 9/14/2008 2:44:08 AM  |  status: Live
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A primary hydrogen is a hydrogen bonded to a primary carbon, and a primary carbon is a carbon that is linked to only 1 other carbon. Since this is an alkane, by definition there can only be single bonds and there are no cyclic loops. This is the only possible alkane with 8 carbons and primary hydrogens:
 
 
There are 2 quarternary carbons, 6 primary carbons, and 18 primary hydrogens in this alkane. The two carbons in the middle are quarternary carbons, because they are each bonded to 4 other carbons. The carbons on the outside are all primary carbons, because they are all bonded to only 1 carbon. Each carbon on the outside is bonded to 3 hydrogens, which are primary hydrogens since they are bonded to the primary carbons.
 
C8H18
C(CH3)3C(CH3)3
 
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