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Alkane Worksheet

This document provides examples of branched-chain alkanes and asks the reader to name, draw structural formulas, or provide condensed structural formulas for various alkanes. It contains 9 examples of naming, drawing, or providing condensed structural formulas for different branched alkanes.

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Alkane Worksheet

This document provides examples of branched-chain alkanes and asks the reader to name, draw structural formulas, or provide condensed structural formulas for various alkanes. It contains 9 examples of naming, drawing, or providing condensed structural formulas for different branched alkanes.

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1.

Name the following simple branched-chain alkane

CH3 CH - CH2 CH CH - CH3


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CH3 CH3 CH3

2. Draw the condensed structural formula of each of the following molecules:


a. 2,4-dimethylpentane

b. 4-ethyl-3-methlyheptane

c. methylpropane

3. Draw the condensed structural formula for 3,3,4-triethyl-4-methylhexane.

4. Draw the condensed structural formula for 3-ethyl-2,2-dimethlylpentane

5. Name the following molecules:


a.
CH3 CH CH2 CH3
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CH3

b. CH3
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CH3 CH2 CH CH CH2 CH3
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CH2 CH3
c.
CH3 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH3

d. CH3
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CH3 C CH2 CH CH2 CH3
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CH3 CH3

e. CH3 CH2 - CH2 CH2 CH3


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CH3 C CH2 CH2 CH CH2 - CH2 CH2 CH3
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CH3

6. Give the complete, uncondensed, structural formula for each of the following alkanes:
a. Decane

b. 3,3-dimethylpentane

7. Give the condensed structural formula for the following:


a. 2,2,4,4,-tetramethylpentane

b. 4-ethyloctane
c. 2-methylnonane

d. 2-methyl-2-ethylbutane

e. 3-butylpentane

f. 2-ethyl-4-propylheptane

g. 2,2,3-trimethylbutane

h. 3-ethyl-2,2-dimethylhexane

i. 2,3,4,5,6,7-hexamethyloctane

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