3-Methylhexane

3-Methylhexane is a branched hydrocarbon with two enantiomers.

[2] It is one of the isomers of heptane.

The molecule is chiral, and is one of the two isomers of heptane to have this property, the other being its structural isomer 2,3-dimethylpentane.

The enantiomers are (R)-3-methylhexane[3] and (S)-3-methylhexane.

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Skeletal formula of 3-methylhexane
Skeletal formula of 3-methylhexane
Ball-and-Stick model of 3-methylhexane
Ball-and-Stick model of 3-methylhexane