How many structural isomers does $C_{6} H_{14}$ $C_6H_14$ have?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-28T18:18:05

There are five structural isomers of $C_{6} H_{14}$ $"C"_6"H"_14$ .

A 6-carbon chain

hexane
hexane

A 5-carbon chain with a methyl group

This gives two isomers: 2-methylpentane and 3-methylpentane.

Methylpentanes

A 4-carbon chain with two methyl groups

This gives two isomers: 2,2-dimethylbutane and 2,3-dimethylbutane.

Dimethylbutanes

That's all the possibilities.

So, there are five structural isomers of $C_{6} H_{14}$ $"C"_6"H"_14$ .

How many structural isomers does C6H14C_6H_14 have?