Answer to Question #273144 in Organic Chemistry for Zyan

Question

How many sp3 orbitals and unhybridized p orbitals do these following have?

Ibuprofen

Paracetamol

Naproxen

Answer 1

Ibuprofen

sp3 orbitals = 6

unhybridized p orbitals (atoms that do not have hybrizidized orbitals)= 1

Paracetamol

sp3 orbitals = 1

unhybridized p orbitals = 1

Naproxen

sp3 orbitals = 3

unhybridized p orbitals = 2