TUTORIAL 6 -SK0024 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

HYDROCARBON- ALKANES

1. Name the following saturated hydrocarbon.

a)

b) CH3C(CH3)2(CH2)3CH(CH2CH3)CH2CH2CH3

c)

d)

e)
f)
2. Draw the structural formula for the following molecules:

a. 2,3,4,5,6,7-hexamethyloctane

b. 4-isopropyl-2,3-dimethylheptane

c. 2-ethyl-1-methyl-3-propylcyclohexane

d. 5-sec-butyl-2,5,6-trimethyldecane

e. 1-ethyl-2-iodocyclopentane

3. How many primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary carbon atoms are there in
5-(1-methylethyl)-2,3-dimethylnonane? Draw the structural formula.

4. Draw and determine the major products of the following monochlorination of

alkane:

a)

b)

c)

5. Write the mechanism reaction for the major product for the monochlorination in

question 4(b) and 4(c)

6. Explain the following questions:

a. Why pentane has boiling point (b.p) 309.2 K while neopentane is 282.6 K?

b. Propane has melting point (m.p) -187 °C while butane has m.p -135 °C.
Explain the differences.