Draw the structures of the three primary (1°) amines with molecular formula C5H13N that contain five carbon atoms in a continuous chain.
To draw the structures of the three primary (1°) amines with the molecular formula C5H13N, we need to consider the possibilities of arranging five carbon atoms in a continuous chain.
The molecular formula C5H13N suggests that there are five carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom, and 13 hydrogen atoms in the molecule.
1. Start by drawing a continuous chain of five carbon atoms connected by single bonds.
C-C-C-C-C
2. Place the nitrogen atom (N) at different positions along the chain to form three different structures. Remember that a primary amine has the nitrogen atom attached to a single carbon atom.
a) The nitrogen atom can be placed at the beginning of the carbon chain:
N-C-C-C-C-C
b) The nitrogen atom can be placed at the second carbon atom:
C-N-C-C-C-C
c) The nitrogen atom can be placed at the third carbon atom:
C-C-N-C-C-C
These are the three primary (1°) amines with the molecular formula C5H13N that contain five carbon atoms in a continuous chain.