Question

Question #146ea

Answer 1

`"True.............."`

Explanation:

`"2,3-dimethylpentane"` `-=` `H_3C-CH(CH_3)CH(CH_3)CH_2CH_3`

All of the carbons are attached to hydrogens, and are either `"primary"` (`CH_3`), `"secondary"` (`CH_2`), or `"tertiary"` (`CH`). The formal names of these hydrogens are `"methyl"`, `"methylene"`, and `"methine"`.

A so-called `"quaternary carbon"` contains no `C-H` bonds; can you identify one in `"neopentane"`, `C(CH_3)_4`?