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ts19998

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on: Aug 23, 2018

Diethyl ether (CH3CH2OCH2CH3) and 1-butanol (CH3CH2CH2CH2OH) have similar solubility in water,
but 1-butanol has a much higher boiling point (118) than diethyl ether (35). Explain.

Question 2

Draw shorthand representations of each:

Question 3

Give the functional group of each molecule.

Question 4

Draw the four structural isomers with the formula C3H6C12

Question 5

Draw a reasonable structure for C6H8NO2Br.

Question 6

Draw five possible structural isomers for C4H7C1. (Do not show identical structures.)

Question 7

Which structure does not contain the functional group indicated?

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sierramartinez

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Reply #1 on: Aug 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Both diethyl ether and 1-butanol form hydrogen bonds with water (which furnishes the OH). 1-
Butanol can hydrogen bond with other 1-butanol molecules, but diethyl ether cannot hydrogen bond with
other diethyl ether molecules.

Answer to Question 2

Answer to Question 3

a. alcohol
b. carboxylic acid
c. ketone
d. aldehyde
e. amide
f. ester

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Answer to Question 5

Answer to Question 6

Answer to Question 7

c

Answer to Question 8

c

Answer to Question 9

b

Answer to Question 10

a

ts19998

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sierramartinez

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Reply #3 on: Aug 23, 2018

You're welcome

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