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List of isomers of tridecane

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Reference excerpt

This is the list of the 802 isomers of tridecane, with their IUPAC names.

Straight-chain Tridecane

With dodecane backbone 2-Methyldodecane 3-Methyldodecane 4-Methyldodecane 5-Methyldodecane 6-Methyldodecane

With undecane backbone

Dimethyl

Ethyl 3-Ethylundecane 4-Ethylundecane 5-Ethylundecane 6-Ethylundecane

With decane backbone

Trimethyl

Ethyl+Methyl

Propyl 4-Propyldecane 5-Propyldecane 4-(1-Methylethyl)decane 5-(1-Methylethyl)decane

With nonane backbone

Tetramethyl

Ethyl+Dimethyl

Diethyl

Methyl+Propyl

Butyl 5-Butylnonane 5-(1-Methylpropyl)nonane (or 5-sec-Butylnonane) 5-(2-Methylpropyl)nonane (or 5-Isobutylnonane) 4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)nonane (or 4-tert-Butylnonane) 5-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)nonane (or 5-tert-Butylnonane)

With octane backbone

Pentamethyl

Ethyl+Trimethyl

Diethyl+Methyl

Dimethyl+Propyl

Ethyl+Propyl

Methyl+Butyl

With heptane backbone

Hexamethyl

Ethyl+Tetramethyl

Diethyl+Dimethyl

Triethyl 3,3,4-Triethylheptane 3,3,5-Triethylheptane 3,4,4-Triethylheptane 3,4,5-Triethylheptane

Trimethyl+Propyl

Ethyl+Methyl+Propyl

Dipropyl 4,4-Dipropylheptane 4-(1-Methylethyl)-4-propylheptane 4,4-Bis(1-methylethyl)heptane

Dimethyl+Butyl

Butyl+Ethyl 4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-3-ethylheptane 4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-4-ethylheptane

With hexane backbone

Heptamethyl 2,2,3,3,4,4,5-Heptamethylhexane 2,2,3,3,4,5,5-Heptamethylhexane

Ethyl+Pentamethyl

Diethyl+Trimethyl

Triethyl+Methyl 3,3,4-Triethyl-2-methylhexane 3,3,4-Triethyl-4-methylhexane 3,4,4-Triethyl-2-methylhexane

Tetramethyl+Propyl

Ethyl+Dimethyl+Propyl

Methyl+bis(Propyl) 2-Methyl-3,3-bis(1-methylethyl)hexane

Butyl+Trimethyl 3-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-2,2,3-trimethylhexane 3-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-2,2,4-trimethylhexane 3-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-2,2,5-trimethylhexane

With pentane backbone

Diethyl+Tetramethyl 3,3-Diethyl-2,2,4,4-tetramethylpentane

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

Ethyl+Trimethyl+Propyl 3-Ethyl-2,2,4-trimethyl-3-(1-methylethyl)pentane

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

Butyl+Tetramethyl 3-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-2,2,4,4-tetramethylpentane

References "Constitutional Isomers of Alkanes". Scribd. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

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This is the list of the 802 isomers of tridecane, with their IUPAC names. Straight-chain Tridecane With dodecane backbone 2-Methyldodecane 3-Methyldodecane 4-Methyldodecane 5-Methyldodecane 6-Methyldodecane With undecane backbone Dimethyl Ethyl 3-Ethylundecane 4-Ethylundecane 5-Ethylundecane 6-Ethy…

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