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Isomers of C1 ­ C6 alkanes ­­ 10.1.5 & 10.1.6

Alkane molecular formula structural formula

methane CH4

ethane C2H6

propane C3H8

 butane

butane C4H10

 2­
methylpropane

 pentane

pentane C5H12  2­

methylbutane

2,2­
dimethylpropane

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hexane

 2­
methylpentane

 3­
methylpentane
hexane C6H14

 2,2­
dimethylbutane

 2,3­
dimethlybutane

Isomers of C1­C6 alkenes  10.1.7 & 10.1.8

Alkene molecular formula structural formula

ethene C2H4
 ethene

propene C3H6

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propene

cis­2­butene

 trans­2­butene
butene C4H8

1­butene

  2­methylpropene

 1­pentene

       

 cis­2­pentene                trans­2­
pentene C5H10 pentene

  2­methyl­2­
butene

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   2­methyl­1­
butene

  1­
hexene

               

cis­2­hexene                           
 trans­2­hexene

                 

cis­3­hexene                              
trans­3­hexene
hexene C6H12

  2­methyl­1­
pentene

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   2­ethyl­1­
butene

             

cis 3­methyl­2­pentene      trans
3­methyl­2­pentene

  2,3­dimethyl­2­
butene

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