CH 2200 Lecture 17: Chinese common phrases 47

(a) Draw the nine isomers having the formula C₇H₁₆. (Hint: There is one structure with a seven-carbon chain, two structures with six-carbon chains [one is illustrated in the margin above], five structures with a five-carbon chain, and one structure with a four carbon chain.)

(b) Identify the isomers of C₇H₁₆ that are chiral.

(a) Draw the nine isomers having the formula C₇H₁₆. (Hint: There is one structure with a seven-carbon chain, two structures with six-carbon chains [one is illustrated in the margin above], five structures with a five-carbon chain, and one structure with a four carbon chain.)

(b) Identify the isomers of C₇H₁₆ that are chiral.