3-Methylheptane is a branched
alkane
In organic chemistry, an alkane, or paraffin (a historical trivial name that also has other meanings), is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon. In other words, an alkane consists of hydrogen and carbon atoms arranged in a tree structure in which ...
isomer
In chemistry, isomers are molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formulae – that is, same number of atoms of each element – but distinct arrangements of atoms in space. Isomerism is existence or possibility of isomers.
Iso ...
ic to
octane
Octane is a hydrocarbon and an alkane with the chemical formula , and the condensed structural formula . Octane has many structural isomers that differ by the amount and location of branching in the carbon chain. One of these isomers, 2,2,4-Tri ...
. Its structural formula is CH
3CH
2CH(CH
3)CH
2CH
2CH
2CH
3. It has one
stereocenter.
Its
refractive index is 1.398 (20 °C, D).
References
External links
Non-stereospecific oxidation of DL-3-methylheptane by aPseudomonas
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Alkanes