Analyzing Molecular Formulas

A molecular formula can provide important information about the constitution of a compound. These questions test your ability to obtain this information.
Choose one of the six problems listed below by clicking on its radio button.

  Which formulas are improbable for a stable compound?
  Which formulas might represent a non-cyclic saturated compound?
  Which formulas might represent a compound having a double bond, but not a triple bond?
  Which formulas might represent a compound having a benzene ring?
  Which formulas might represent a compound having three rings and two double bonds?
  Which formulas might represent a non-cyclic compound having a triple bond as the only unsaturation?

Once the problem is selected check all the following molecular formulas that meet the stated conditions (simply click the box beneath the formula).

C11H20O4
C6H9O2Cl3
C8H15Cl2
C8H17Br3
C4H10O2
C9H11OCl
C6H7O3Br
C5H9NO
C7H5N2Cl2
None Fit

 

This script written by William Reusch, Dept. of Chemistry, Michigan State University. Please send comments and corrections to whreusch@pilot.msu.edu.