Question

What is the degree of unsaturation?

Answer 1

1. The degree of unsaturation formula is used in organic chemistry to help draw chemical structures. The formula lets the user determine how many rings, double bonds, and triple bonds are present in the compound to be drawn.

For example:

The degrees of unsaturation for three-carbon molecules.
2. To determine the number of degrees of unsaturation for any arbitrary structure, you sum all the individual elements of unsaturation in the molecule.