The synthetic steroid ethynylestradiol (1) is a compound used in the birth control pill.
A. How many `sp^(3)` hybridised carbon atoms are present in compound (1) ?
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c ) 10 (d) 11 (e ) 12
B. Hiow many `sp^(2)` hybridised carbon atoms are present in compound (1) ?
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c ) 6 (d) 7 (e ) 8
C. How many sp hybridised carbon atoms are present in compound (1) ?
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c ) 6 (d) 8 (e ) 10
D. Which of the following functional group is contained in compound (1) ?
(a) A ketone (b) An alcohol (c ) A carboxylic acid (d) An ester
E. How many asymmetric (stereogenic) centres are present in compound (1) ?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c ) 4 (d) 5
