Structural Representations of Organic Compounds

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Structural Representations of Organic Compounds: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Structural Representation of Organic Compounds, Complete Structural Formulas of Organic Compounds, Wedge-and-dash representation of CH4 & Molecular Models of CH4 etc.

Important Questions on Structural Representations of Organic Compounds

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The number of σ and π bonds present in the given compound, respectively, are

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The number of σ and π bonds in the compound

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Draw the complete formula of methane according to the structural model.

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In Wedge-Dash notation for three-Dimensional representation of an organic molecule, the dashed bond represents.

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_____ model only the bonds connecting the atoms of a molecule and not the atoms themselves are shown in the molecule of methane.

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In the ball-and-stick model, both the atoms and the _____ are shown in the molecule of methane.

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The space-filling model of methane emphasises the relative size of each atom based on its van der Waals radius.

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A compound 'A' contains C and H only, and has molecular mass 72. Its photochlorination gives a mixture containing only one monochloro and two dichloro hydrocarbons. Deduce the structure of 'A'.

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How many pi bonds and sigma bonds are present in following molecule?

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Newman projection of staggered conformation of ethane is

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Give the structure of the following compound: 

 1,1,1-Trichloroethane

 

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Give the structure of the following compound:

p-Dichlorobenzene

 

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Give the structure of the following compound:

1-Chlorobutane

 

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Give the structure of the following compound: 

2-Bromo-3-ethyl-2-methylhexane

 

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Wedge-and-dash representation is used to show non-planar bonds in the CH4 molecule.

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CH4 is sp3 hybridised molecule with tetrahedral geometry of bonds( Wedge-and-dash representation of CH4).