Refer to Table 2.2 as needed to answer the following questions:
(a) Beeswax (Figure 2.12) contains 8-9% hentriacontane. Write a condensed structural formula for hentriacontane.
(b) Octacosane has been found to be present in a certain fossil plant. Write a condensed structural formula for octacosane.
(c) What is the IUPAC name of the alkane described in Problem 2.4 as a component of the cockroach aggregation pheromone?
Sample Solution (a) Note in Table 2.2 that hentriacontane has 31 carbon atoms. All the alkanes in Table 2.2 have unbranched carbon chains. Hentriacontane has the condensed structural formula CH3(CH2)29CH3.
FIGURE 2.12
Worker bees build the hive with wax secreted from their abdominal glands.
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