Question

AmbienTM is a sedative used in the treatment of insomnia. It was discovered in 1982 and brought to market in 1992 (it takes a long time for new drugs to undergo the extensive testing required to receive approval from the Food and Drug Administration). Identify the hybridization state and geometry of each carbon atom in the structure of this compound:

Answer 1

Answer:

sp3 - 1,2,13,16,18,19

sp2- 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,17

sp- 0

Explanation:

Hybridization is the idea that atomic orbitals fuse to form newly hybridized orbitals, which in turn, influences molecular geometry and bonding properties (Chemlibretexts).

Carbon atoms that are singly bonded are sp3 hybridized, carbon atoms that are doubly bonded are sp2 hybridized while carbon atoms that are triply bonded are sp hybridized.

Sp3 hybridized atoms have a tetrahedral geometry, sp2 hybridized atoms have a trigonal planar geometry while an sp hybridized atom has a linear geometry.

The hybridization state of each atom in the compound has been shown in the answer section.