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List of isomers of dodecane

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This is the list of 355 isomers of dodecane.

Straight-chain Dodecane

Undecane 2-Methylundecane 3-Methylundecane 4-Methylundecane 5-Methylundecane 6-Methylundecane

Decane

Dimethyl

Ethyl 3-Ethyldecane 4-Ethyldecane 5-Ethyldecane

Nonane

Trimethyl

Ethyl+Methyl

Propyl 4-Propylnonane 5-Propylnonane 4-(1-Methylethyl)nonane or 4-Isopropylnonane 5-(1-Methylethyl)nonane or 5-Isopropylnonane

Octane

Tetramethyl

Ethyl+Dimethyl

Diethyl

Methyl+Propyl

tert-Butyl 4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)octane or 4-tert-Butyloctane

Heptane

Pentamethyl

Ethyl+Trimethyl

Diethyl+Methyl

Dimethyl+Propyl

Ethyl+Propyl 3-Ethyl-4-propylheptane 4-Ethyl-4-propylheptane 3-Ethyl-4-(1-methylethyl)heptane 4-Ethyl-4-(1-methylethyl)heptane

tert-Butyl+Methyl 4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-2-methylheptane 4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-3-methylheptane 4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-4-methylheptane

Hexane

Hexamethyl

Ethyl+Tetramethyl

Diethyl+Dimethyl

Triethyl 3,3,4-Triethylhexane

Trimethyl+Propyl

Ethyl+Methyl+Propyl 3-Ethyl-2-methyl-3-(1-methylethyl)hexane 4-Ethyl-2-methyl-3-(1-methylethyl)hexane

tert-Butyl+Dimethyl 3-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-2,2-dimethylhexane

Pentane

Ethyl+Pentamethyl 3-Ethyl-2,2,3,4,4-pentamethylpentane

Diethyl+Trimethyl 3,3-Diethyl-2,2,4-trimethylpentane

Tetramethyl+Propyl 2,2,3,4-Tetramethyl-3-(1-methylethyl)pentane 2,2,4,4-Tetramethyl-3-(1-methylethyl)pentane

Ethyl+Dimethyl+Propyl 3-Ethyl-2,4-dimethyl-3-(1-methylethyl)pentane

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In the classroom: List of isomers of dodecane is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Hydrocarbons, Lists of isomers of alkanes, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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This is the list of 355 isomers of dodecane. Straight-chain Dodecane Undecane 2-Methylundecane 3-Methylundecane 4-Methylundecane 5-Methylundecane 6-Methylundecane Decane Dimethyl Ethyl 3-Ethyldecane 4-Ethyldecane 5-Ethyldecane Nonane Trimethyl Ethyl+Methyl Propyl 4-Propylnonane 5-Propylnonane 4-(1…

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