Question

Write all the possible isomers of an alcohol c5h12o

Answer 1

C5H12O has 13 isomers in total,

8 of them are alcohols

1-pentanol

2-pentanol

3-pentanol

2-methyl-1-butanol

2-methyl-2-butanol

3-methyl-2-butanol

3-methyl-1-butanol

2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol)

5 of them are ethers

methoxybutane

2-methoxybutane

1-methoxy-2-methylypropane

ethoxypropane

2-ethoxypropane