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The number of isomeric hexanes is:

Updated On: Jun 23, 2023
  • 5
  • 2
  • 3
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Draw the structure, name them and count them. $ {{C}_{6}}{{H}_{14}}- $ hexane. (i) $ C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\text{hexane}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{2}}}}\,-C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{3}} $ (ii) $ C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{2-\text{mehtyl}\,\text{pentane}}{\mathop{\overset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,H-C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{2}}}}\,-C{{H}_{3}} $ (iii) $ \underset{3-\text{methyl}\,\text{pentane}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{2}}-\overset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,H-C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{3}}}}\, $ (iv) $ \underset{2,2-\text{dimethyl}\,\,\text{butane}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{2}}-\underset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\overset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,}}}\,-C{{H}_{3}}}}\, $ (v) $ \underset{2,3dimethyl\,butane}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,H-\overset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,H-C{{H}_{3}}}}\, $ $ \therefore $ Total of 5 isomeric hexanes are possible.
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