How would you name the structures of the twelve constitutional isomers for the cycloalkane formula C6H12?

1 Answer
Jan 22, 2016

Here are the names.

Explanation:

  1. cyclohexane
  2. methylcyclopentane
  3. ethylcyclobutane
  4. 1,1-dimethylcyclobutane
  5. 1,2-dimethylcyclobutane
  6. 1,3-dimethylcyclobutane
  7. propylcyclopropane
  8. (1-methylethyl)cyclopropane
  9. 1-ethyl-1-methylcyclopropane
  10. 1-ethyl-2-methylcyclopropane
  11. 1,1,2-trimethylcyclopropane
  12. 1,2,3-trimethylcyclopropane

"We leave it as an exercise for the student" to draw the twelve structures.