2. Draw a structural formula for 1-hexene (C6H12), which has a double bond between the number 1 and 2 carbons in the chain. What class of compound is it, and what feature distinguishes it as that class?
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Structures can't be drawn on this forum but you can Google 1-hexene and see a drawing of the structure there. The basic structure is
C=C-C-C-C-C with H atoms attached to make 4 bonds on each C; i.e., 2 H on C-1, 1 on C2 and 2 H on all the others except for 3 on C-6 to look like this.
H2C=CH-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3
Goggle will also give you information about alkenes in general. A double bond in the structure is why they are called alkenes and it is an "unsaturated" compound. Saturated compounds are alkanes, two double bonds are dienes, a triple bond is an alkyne.
To draw the structural formula for 1-hexene (C6H12) with a double bond between the number 1 and 2 carbons in the chain, you can follow these steps:
1. Start by drawing a straight chain of six carbon atoms in a row.
2. Number the carbon atoms from 1 to 6, with carbon 1 being the carbon at the end of the chain where the double bond starts.
3. Attach one hydrogen atom to each carbon atom, ensuring that each carbon atom has at least four bonds.
4. Add a double bond between carbon 1 and carbon 2. This means that carbon 1 should have one less hydrogen atom attached to it compared to the other carbon atoms in the chain.
5. Adjust the remaining hydrogen atoms on carbon 2 and the following carbon atoms accordingly to maintain each carbon atom having four bonds.
Now that we have drawn the structural formula of 1-hexene, let's discuss its class of compound and the feature that distinguishes it.
1-hexene belongs to the class of compounds known as alkenes. Alkenes are unsaturated hydrocarbons that contain at least one carbon-carbon double bond. They are characterized by the presence of the double bond between adjacent carbon atoms, which results in the removal of two hydrogen atoms.
In the case of 1-hexene, the presence of the double bond between carbon 1 and carbon 2 distinguishes it as an alkene. This double bond provides unique chemical properties to alkenes, such as reactivity towards addition reactions, and different physical properties compared to their corresponding alkanes (saturated hydrocarbons with only single bonds).