H 3 C C
CH 3
CH 3
O H
OH
3 o Carbon
tert-Butyl alcohol
(a 3o alcohol)
O
H
H
H
H
CH 3
Norethindrone
(an oral contraceptive that contains a 3o
alcohol group, as well as a ketone group
and carbon-carbon double and triple bonds)
2.8 ETHERS
- Ethers can be thought of as dialkyl derivatives of water.
O
R
R
O
H 3 C
H 3 C
110 o
General formula for an ether Dimethyl ether
O
R'
R
or
(a typical ether)
C O C O O
The functional of an ether
H 2 C CH 2
Ethylene oxide Tetrahydrofuran (THF)
Two cyclic ethers
2.9 AMINES
- Amines can be thought of as alkyl derivatives of ammonia.
