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?
How many optical isomer are possible for an alkane with the molecular formula C7H16?
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?
I think two optical isomers are possible
3-methylhexane and its mirror image
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