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2,2-dimethylpentane

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2,2-dimethylpentane

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2,2-Dimethylpentane is one of the isomers of heptane. It is also called neoheptane as it contains the (CH3)3C grouping. It has the most extreme properties of the isomers of heptane.

Chemical data

Formula
C7H16
Molecular weight
100.2 g/mol
IUPAC name
2,2-dimethylpentane
SMILES
CCCC(C)(C)C
InChIKey
CXOWYJMDMMMMJO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
3.6
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
heptane
Mass
100.125
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chemical formula
C₇H₁₆
canonical SMILES
CCCC(C)(C)C
Commons category
2,2-Dimethylpentane
found in taxon
Perilla frutescens
melting point
-123.8
boiling point
79.2
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  • Preparation
  • Properties
  • Reactions
  • Natural occurrence
  • References

2,2-Dimethylpentane is one of the isomers of heptane. It is also called neoheptane as it contains the (CH3)3C grouping. It has the most extreme properties of the isomers of heptane.

==Preparation== A method to produce high purity 2,2-dimethylpentane is to react the grignard reagent of n-propyl bromide (CH3CH2CH2MgBr) with tert-butyl chloride ((CH3)3CCl). n-PrMgCl can be used instead of the bromide.

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