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- What is the difference between ethane and the ethyl group?
- What is the structural formula of 3-ethyl-2,3-dimethylpentane?
- What is a type of reaction that is possible with alkenes, but not with alkanes?
- What is represented by the structure below?
- Suggest a name for the compound below, which is derived from the hydrocarbon
toluene:
H C H
H
Cl
Cl
- What is a health concern with the aromatic compound below:
- What do the groups of atoms outlined by dashed lines represent in the structure
below?
H C C C H
H
H
H
H
O
H C N
H
H
H
H
- Based upon the structures shown in Figure 5.4, what are the similarities and
differences between organic oxides and ethers. - What are 3 separate kinds of groups characteristic of organonitrogen compounds?
- What is a class of organochlorine compounds consisting of many different kinds of
molecules that is noted for environmental persistence? - What is a notable characteristic of organosulfur thiols?
- What is a particularly toxic organophosphorus compound? What is a biochemical
molecule containing phosphorus? - What are polymers and why are they important?