Question

write the IUPAC name of all positions alkanes having molecular formula C5H12​

Answer 1

Answer:

Isopentane and Neopentane.

Explanation:

The names of two isomers represented by the molecular formula C

6

H

12

are Isopentane and Neopentane.

Isomers are molecules that have the same molecular formula but have a different arrangement of the atoms. Isopentaneis a 4-Carbon straight chain with a methyl group on the second carbon. Neopentane is 3-carbon straight chain with 2 methyl groups on second carbon.