Question

Number of possible alkyl groups of isopentane are

Answer 1

there are 8 alkyl gps of pentane , 4 of them came from isopentane.

Answer 2

The number of possible alkyl groups of isopentane is 4.

• The IUPAC name of isopentane is 2-methyl pentane.
• In the structure of isopentane, four different types of hydrogen atoms are present.
• Thus four different types of hydrogen give rise to four different types of the alkyl group.
• Thus we can say the number of possible alkyl groups of isopentane is four.