Question

Linalool is present in the essential oil coriander. How many degrees of sateration does it have?

2,3,4,5,or 6

The problem providest the skeletal structure for Linalool and I would give it to you but it is exceedingly difficult to draw skeletalstructures on a computer

Answer 1

Degree of unsaturation is the count of no of Pi bonds in the form of double bonds or triple bonds(2 pi bonds) or in the form rings present in the structure of a organic compound.

1 degree of Unsaturation refers either one doublebond or one closed ring.

2 Degree of unsaturation refer to presence of 2 double bonds or 2 rings or 1 ring+1 doublebond or 1 triple bond( 2 pi bonds)

- In structure of linalool we could see two double bonds present and no rings and no triple bond .So ,the degree of unsaturation of linalool is 2