Assignment:
I) What causes cycloalkanes to have two less hydrogen atoms than similar alkanes that are open chain ones?
i) What is the three dimensional structure of methane? Why?
ii) Name an isomer of pentane (that is not cyclic), and write down its structure.
iii) Name the compounds that are organic:
(1) KMnO4
(2) CH3OH
(3) C6H6
(4) PdCl2
(5) CH3CO2H
iv) Are any of these substances organic? Why?
i) Name one structural and one chemical difference between acetylene and ethylene. Give reasons.
ii) What is the formula of 1, 3-butadiene?
iii) Why is benzene much less reactive than 1, 3, 5-cyclohexatriene?
iv) Why is the benzene molecule represented as "a flat cyclohexane with a ring inside?"
v) Why do cis and trans isomeric compounds exhibit different properties?
Provide complete and step by step solution for the question and show calculations and use formulas.