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Isn't the 2,4-dimethylhexane the same as the one on the very bottom left? (Note the longest chain in that isomer has 6 carbons, not 5.) Is it the 3,4-dimethylhexane that you are missing?
Isn't the 2,4-dimethylhexane the same as the one on the very bottom left? (Note the longest chain in that isomer has 6 carbons, not 5.) Is it the 3,4-dimethylhexane that you are missing?
ReplyDeleteLev, I agree with your correction. THANKS!
ReplyDelete3-isopropylpentane does not exist, it's just a misnamed 3-ethyl-2-methylpentane.
ReplyDeleteInstead, you're missing 2,3,3-trimethylpentane.