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:
- cyclohexane
- methylcyclopentane
- ethylcyclobutane
- 1,1-dimethylcyclobutane
- 1,2-dimethylcyclobutane
- 1,3-dimethylcyclobutane
- propylcyclopropane
- (1-methylethyl)cyclopropane
- 1-ethyl-1-methylcyclopropane
- 1-ethyl-2-methylcyclopropane
- 1,1,2-trimethylcyclopropane
- 1,2,3-trimethylcyclopropane
"We leave it as an exercise for the student" to draw the twelve structures.