Question:
The heteroatoms present in CH3—O—CH2—CH2 (Br) are
(i) oxygen
(ii) carbon
(iii) hydrogen
(iv) bromine
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) (i) and (iv)
Solution:
(d). Both oxygen (O) and bromine (Br) are heteroatoms. Please remember that apart from C and H atoms, all other atoms present in an organic
compound are hetero atoms.