Can branching occur in saturated alkanes?

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anor277
Feb 4, 2016

Saturated alkanes can indeed be branched.

Explanation:

Given a hydrocarbon of #n# carbons, the hydrocarbon is SATURATED if the formula is #C_nH_(2n+2)#. Every 2 hydrogens LESS than the saturated formula specifies the presence of an olefinic bond OR a ring junction. So saturated alkanes can exhibit branching.

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