I think two optical isomers are possible
3-methylhexane and its mirror image
How many optical isomer are possible for an alkane with the molecular formula C7H16?
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Yogesh Singh
·2008-10-04 05:22:26
heptane
2methyl hexane
3 methyl hexane
2,2 dimenthyl pentane
2,3 dimethyl pentane
2,4 dimentyl pentane
3,3 dimentyl pentane
3 ethyl pentane
2,2,3 trimethyl butane
did i miss somethign?
Kumar Saurabh
·2008-10-04 10:00:45
Akshat Mishra
·2008-10-06 02:54:41
kumar is right as 3-methylhexane has a chiral carbon atom
but there one more possibility
2,3-dimethylpentane and its mirror image
so there are 4 otical isomers of C7H16