Question

Plant oils are made up of small organic molecules that are called terpenes. The compound below is an example of one type of terpene.

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Which best describes this compound?
a manufactured, branched-chain alkyne
a naturally occurring, aromatic hydrocarbon
a manufactured, straight-chain alkene
a naturally occurring, branched-chain alkene

Answer 1

I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is the last option. The compound below is an example of one type of terpene which is a naturally occurring, branched-chain alkene. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.

Answer 2

The given structure is of a branched alkene

Branching means : there are alkyl groups attached on a straight chain of hydrocarbon

alkene : the hydrocarbons which contain atleast one double bond

terpenes are obtained from nature thus it can be defined as a naturally occurring, branched-chain alkene