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How to Calculate Degrees of Unsaturation.

Rosemary Njeri

The degree of unsaturation tells you how may rings and multiple bonds are present in a compound provided you know the molecular formula of the compound.

Knowing the degrees of unsaturation make it easier to figure out the molecular structure and also helps when double-checking the number of pi bonds and/or cyclic rings.

Formula to calculate degrees of unsaturation.

Calculate Degrees of Unsaturation.

A Pi bond is a covalent bond resulting from the formation of a molecular orbital by side-to-side overlap of atomic orbitals along a plane perpendicular to a line connecting the nuclei of the atoms.

Example:

Suppose you have a compound that has 1 Pi bond and two rings. Calculate it degree of unsaturation.

Calculate Degrees of Unsaturation.

Therefore, the compounds DoU is 3.

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