Consider the alkane- (CH3)2CHCH2CH(C2H5)CH(CH3)CH3
(i) What is its molecular formula?
(ii) How many 1o,2o,3o,4o carbon atom are present.
(iii) State the number of methyl, methylene and methane group in the alkane.
CH310−30−CH|CH310−−CH220−−10−20CH5|CH30−−30−CH|CH310−−CH310−
Molecular formula ≡C10H22
3o−carbon=√22o−carbon=21o−carbon=0∣∣
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∣∣−CH3⇒methyl(√2)−CH2⇒Methylene(2)Methane⇒zero