What is the minimum number of carbon atoms required to form a saturated acyclic hydrocarbon that contains exactly one quaternary () carbon atom and exactly two secondary () carbon atoms?

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What is the minimum number of carbon atoms required to form a saturated acyclic hydrocarbon that contains exactly one quaternary ($4^\circ$) carbon atom and exactly two secondary ($2^\circ$) carbon atoms?

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: B. A carbon must be attached to 4 other carbons. To have exactly two carbons, they must be part of the chains attached to the carbon. The minimal structure is 2,2-dimethylpentane, requiring exactly 7 carbon atoms.

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