Home
Class 11
CHEMISTRY
The number of primary, secondary, tertia...

The number of primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary carbons in neo-pentane are respectively,

A

4, 3, 2 and 1

B

5, 0, 0 and 1

C

4, 0, 0 and 1

D

4, 0, 1 and 1

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
C
The structure of neopentane is-
`H_(3)C - overset(CH_(3))overset(|)underset(CH_(3))underset(|)C - CH_(3)`
It has 1 quaternary and 4 primary carbons.
Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

The number of primary, secondary and tertiary carbons in the following, structure are respectively

The number of primary, secondary and tertiary carbons in 3,4-dimethylheptane are

Primary, secondary and tertiary amines are

Which of the following alkanes contain primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary carbon atoms together