Question

Identify and name the functional group present in the following compound: ${\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{CH}={\mathrm{CH}}_2$

Answer 1

Functional Group

1. Functional groups are a particular grouping of components in which the distinctive chemical reactions of these molecules are accountable.
2. In ${\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{CH}={\mathrm{CH}}_2$ the functional group attached is a double bond. So, the functional group is an alkene.
3. The name of given compound is butene.

Therefore, the functional group present in this molecule is alkene