Give the structure of the simplest hydrocarbon having all the four types of carbon atoms. Write down its IUPAC name too.

Give the structure of the simplest hydrocarbon having all the four typ

1.	Give the structure of the simplest hydrocarbon having all the four types of carbon atoms. Write down its IUPAC name too.
Answer» mplest hydrocarbon having all the FOUR types of carbon atom is as FOLLOWS, Assume Methane, it has a chemical formula of CH4. The four hydrogen in the methane is REPLACED by methyl GROUP then the resulted structure is a hydrocarbon. The IUPAC name of the above-mentioned compound is NEOPENTANE. This can also be named as (2, 2) Dimethylpropane. The structure is as follows;