Isomers of hexane

We will try to find all the isomers of hexane and name them.

It is a good idea to be as logical as possible. Watch out for duplication and using the wrong names.

six carbon chains:Only hexane

five carbon chains with one one carbon side chain: 2-methylpentane, 3-methylpentane

four carbon chains with two methyl side chains: 2,2-dimethylbutane, 2,3-dimethylbutane

three carbon chains with three methyl side chains: cannot be done

If you try this exercise for heptane or even larger molecules, ethyl side chains or even longer ones are also possible.

Images will be added later to help to show this more clearly