Question

Write the structural formulae of all the isomers of hexane.

Answer 1

• \[\begin{array}{cc}
  \phantom{.}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
  \phantom{.}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{.}\\
  \ce{H - C - C - C - C - C - C - H  }\\
  \phantom{.}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{.}\\
  \phantom{}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
  \end{array}\]
  n - Hexane
• \[\begin{array}{cc}
  \phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{....}\\
  |\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
  \ce{H - C - C - C - C - C - H}\\
  |\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
  \phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{.......}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\\
  \ce{H - C - H}\phantom{........}\\
  |\phantom{........}\\
  \ce{H}\phantom{........}\\
  \end{array}\]
  2 - Methylpentane
• \[\begin{array}{cc}
  \phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{....}\\
  |\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
  \ce{H - C - C - C - C - C - H}\\
  |\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
  \phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{.......}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\\
  \ce{H - C - H}\phantom{}\\
  |\phantom{}\\
  \ce{H}\phantom{.}\\
  \end{array}\]
  3 - Methylpentane
• \[\begin{array}{cc}
  \phantom{.....}\ce{H}\\
  \phantom{.....}|\\
  \phantom{.....}\ce{H - C - H}\\
  \ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{.......}\ce{H}\\
  |\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
  \ce{H - C - C - C - C - H}\\
  |\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
  \phantom{}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{.......}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
  \phantom{}\ce{H - C - H}\\
  |\\
  \ce{H}\\
  \end{array}\]
  2, 2 - dimethylbutane
• \[\begin{array}{cc}
  \ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...........}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
  |\phantom{....}|\phantom{............}|\phantom{....}|\\
  \ce{H - C - C\phantom{....} - \phantom{....}   C - C - H }\\
  |\phantom{............}|\\
  \ce{H - C \phantom{..}- H  H - C - H}\\
  |\phantom{............}|\\
  \ce{H}\phantom{...........}\ce{H}
  \end{array}\]
  2,3 - dimethylbutane