Organic Chemistry, 5th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078021553
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-155-8

Chapter 1 - Section 1.8 - Drawing Organic Structures - Problem - Page 34: 1.24

Answer

The molecular formula of quinine is $C_{20}H_{24}N_{2}O_{2}$.

Work Step by Step

Based on the skeletal formula found on page 5, you can count the number of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen atoms present; therefore, resulting to the molecular formula $C_{20}H_{24}N_{2}O_{2}$.
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