Isomerization is a process used to improve the quality of gasoline by converting straight-chain hydrocarbons into branched

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Isomerization is a process used to improve the quality of gasoline by converting straight-chain hydrocarbons into branched ones. If octane is isomerized into a branched pentane, several structural isomers are possible.

(a) Draw the structures of these isomers.

(b) One of these isomers has a chiral carbon atom. Mark that atom with a star.

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Chemical Principles The Quest For Insight

ISBN: 9781464183959

7th Edition

Authors: Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones, Leroy Laverman

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