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    The document discusses the isomers of various alkanes including pentane, hexane, heptane, octane, nonane and decane. It lists the structural isomers of each alkane, many of which involve different numbers and positions of methyl, ethyl, propyl and other alkyl substituents on the carbon chain. Over 100 isomers are identified between the various alkanes.

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    The document discusses the isomers of various alkanes including pentane, hexane, heptane, octane, nonane and decane. It lists the structural isomers of each alkane, many of which involve different numbers and positions of methyl, ethyl, propyl and other alkyl substituents on the carbon chain. Over 100 isomers are identified between the various alkanes.

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    Hexane

    2,4-Dimethylpentane, (H3C)2CHCH2CH(CH3)2, 3,3-Dimethylpentane, H3CCH2C(CH3)2CH2CH3, 3-Ethylpentane, H3CCH2CH(CH2CH3)CH2CH3, 2,2,3-Trimethylbutane, CH3C(CH3)2CH(CH3) CH3, this isomer is also known as
    [2]

    Comm on name

    IUPAC name

    Text formula

    Skeletal formula

    normal hexane nhexane

    pentamethylethane and triptane. hexane CH3(CH2)4CH3

    2(CH3)2CH(CH2)2C isohexa methylpen H3 ne tane

    3CH3CH2CH(CH3) methylpen CH2CH3 tane

    OCTANE

    Isomers[edit]
    2,3dimethylb utane CH3CH(CH3)CH( CH3)CH3 Octane has 18 structural isomers (24 including stereoisomers): 2,2CH3C(CH3)2CH2C neohex dimethylb H3 ane utane Octane (n-octane) 2-Methylheptane 3-Methylheptane (2 enantiomers) 4-Methylheptane 3-Ethylhexane 2,2-Dimethylhexane 2,3-Dimethylhexane (2 enantiomers) 2,4-Dimethylhexane (2 enantiomers) 2,5-Dimethylhexane 3,3-Dimethylhexane 3,4-Dimethylhexane (2 enantiomers + 1 meso compound)
    *

    Heptane
    Heptane (n-heptane), H3CCH2CH2CH2CH2 CH2CH3, 2-Methylhexane (isoheptane), H3CCH(CH3)CH2 CH2CH2CH3, 3-Methylhexane, H3CCH2C H(CH3)CH2CH2 CH3 (chiral), 2,2-Dimethylpentane, (H3C)3CCH2CH2CH3, 2,3-Dimethylpentane, (H3C)2CHC H(CH3)CH2 CH3 (chiral),
    *

    3-Ethyl-2-methylpentane 3-Ethyl-3-methylpentane 2,2,3-Trimethylpentane (2 enantiomers) 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane (isooctane) 2,3,3-Trimethylpentane

    2,3,4-Trimethylpentane 2,2,3,3-Tetramethylbutane

    Methyl+Ethyl[edit]
    2-Methyl-3-ethylheptane 2-Methyl-4-ethylheptane 2-Methyl-5-ethylheptane 3-Methyl-3-ethylheptane 3-Methyl-4-ethylheptane 3-Methyl-5-ethylheptane 4-Methyl-3-ethylheptane 4-Methyl-4-ethylheptane

    Straight-chain[edit]
    Decane

    Nonane[edit]
    2-Methylnonane 3-Methylnonane 4-Methylnonane 5-Methylnonane

    Trimethyl[edit]
    2,2,3-Trimethylheptane 2,2,4-Trimethylheptane 2,2,5-Trimethylheptane 2,2,6-Trimethylheptane 2,3,3-Trimethylheptane 2,3,4-Trimethylheptane 2,3,5-Trimethylheptane 2,3,6-Trimethylheptane 2,4,4-Trimethylheptane 2,4,5-Trimethylheptane 2,4,6-Trimethylheptane 2,5,5-Trimethylheptane 3,3,4-Trimethylheptane 3,3,5-Trimethylheptane 3,4,4-Trimethylheptane 3,4,5-Trimethylheptane

    Octane[edit]
    Ethyl[edit]
    3-Ethyloctane 4-Ethyloctane

    Dimethyl[edit]
    2,2-Dimethyloctane 2,3-Dimethyloctane 2,4-Dimethyloctane 2,5-Dimethyloctane 2,6-Dimethyloctane 2,7-Dimethyloctane 3,3-Dimethyloctane 3,4-Dimethyloctane 3,5-Dimethyloctane 3,6-Dimethyloctane 4,4-Dimethyloctane 4,5-Dimethyloctane

    Hexane[edit]
    Methyl+Propyl[edit]
    2-Methyl-3-isopropylhexane

    Heptane[edit]
    Propyl[edit]

    Diethyl[edit]
    3,3-Diethylhexane 3,4-Diethylhexane

    4-n-Propylheptane or 4-propylheptane 4-Isopropylheptane (=trivial name) or 4-(1methylethyl)-hepthane

    Dimethyl+Ethyl[edit]
    2,2-Dimethyl-3-ethylhexane

    2,2-Dimethyl-4-ethylhexane 2,3-Dimethyl-3-ethylhexane 2,3-Dimethyl-4-ethylhexane 2,4-Dimethyl-3-ethylhexane 2,4-Dimethyl-4-ethylhexane 2,5-Dimethyl-3-ethylhexane 3,3-Dimethyl-4-ethylhexane 3,4-Dimethyl-3-ethylhexane

    Tetramethyl[edit]
    2,2,3,3-Tetramethylhexane 2,2,3,4-Tetramethylhexane 2,2,3,5-Tetramethylhexane 2,2,4,4-Tetramethylhexane 2,2,4,5-Tetramethylhexane 2,2,5,5-Tetramethylhexane 2,3,3,4-Tetramethylhexane 2,3,3,5-Tetramethylhexane 2,3,4,4-Tetramethylhexane 2,3,4,5-Tetramethylhexane 3,3,4,4-Tetramethylhexane

    Pentane[edit]
    Dimethyl+Propyl[edit]
    2,4-Dimethyl-3-isopropylpentane

    Methyl+Diethyl[edit]
    2-Methyl-3,3-diethylpentane

    Trimethyl+Ethyl[edit]
    2,2,3-Trimethyl-3-ethylpentane 2,2,4-Trimethyl-3-ethylpentane 2,3,4-Trimethyl-3-ethylpentane

    Pentamethyl[edit]
    2,2,3,3,4-Pentamethylpentane 2,2,3,4,4-Pentamethylpentane

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