Answer to Question #110440 in Organic Chemistry for amy

Question

how many carbon carbon bonds in vitamin a

Answer 1

Retinol is one of the major forms of vitamin A. Retinol is composed of a polyene chain and has a molecular formula C₂₀H₃₀O. Vitamin A has 6 carbon bonds in a cyclohexene ring, 9 bonds in the aliphatic chain, and 5 methyl groups. Overall, retinol has 20 carbon-carbon bonds: five of them are double bonds and 15 are single carbon-carbon bonds.