Question

The number of structural isomers for the alcohols with the formula C5H11OH is A) 4 B) 6 C) 8 D) 10

Answer 1

hey geoff.

 the answer for isomers of c5h11oh as 4 can be checked with these compounds as:

1-pentanol
3-methyl 1-butanol
2-methyl 1-butanol
2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol
3-pentanol
2-pentanol
3-methyl-2-butanol
2-methyl-2-butanol

Answer 2

There are 8 alcohol and 6 ether isomers.

Explanation:

Alcohols:
1-pentanol
2-pentanol
3-pentanol
2-methylbutan-1-ol
2-methylbutan-2-ol
3-methylbutan-2-ol
3-methylbutan-1-ol
2,2-dimethylpropanol

8 alcohol isomer





Ethers:
tert-butyl methyl ether
sec-butyl methyl ether
Isobutyl methyl ether
n-butyl methyl ether
isopropyl ethyl ether
n-propyl ethyl ether