Question

To distinguish smokers from nonsmokers, an assay for the determination of 2,5-dimethylfuran concentration in whole blood is performed. The concentration of 2,5-dimethylfuran in blood is directly proportional to the number of cigarettes smoked per day. Individuals who have a 2,5-dimethylfuran concentration above 0.024 parts per billion (ppb), or 24 parts per trillion (ppt), are likely to identify themselves as smokers. Draw the compound 2,5-dimethylfuran.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

When we have to write an organic molecule, we have to remember the IUPAC rules. In this case, we have: "2,5-dimethylfuran". We can divide the name into two parts:

a) "2,5-dimethyl"

b) "Furan"

For part a) we have the indications of the "subgroups" bonded to the main structure, in this case, we have 2 methyl groups (
`CH_3`) bonded to carbons 2 and 5.

For part b) we have the main, structure. In this case furan, this compound is a cyclic structure of 5 members in which we have in the middle of the molecule an oxygen atom and 2 double bonds (see figure 1).

Finally, when we add the methyl groups to the furan we will get the 2,5-dimethylfuran. (see figure 2).

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