Structure of 4-Methylpent-2-enal is :
- H2C= H |C- CH3 | H |C-CH2- O \|C-H
- CH3-CH2- CH3 |C=CH- O \|C-H
- CH3- CH3 |CH-CH=CH- O \|C-H
- CH3-CH2-CH= CH3 |C- O \|C-H
Answer
(3) CH3- CH3 |CH-CH=CH- O \|C-H
Solution
4-Methylpent-2-enal: 5-C chain, –CHO = C-1, C=C at C-2, CH3 at C-4
5CH3- CH3 | 4CH- 3CH= 2CH- 1CHO
(A): 3-Methylpent-4-enal ⇒ (A) is wrong
(B): 3-Methylpent-2-enal ⇒ (B) is wrong
(C): 4-Methylpent-2-enal ⇒ (C) is correct
(D): 2-Methylpent-2-enal ⇒ (D) is wrong
Answer: (3)