Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Hept
ane
:
Any
alkane
of
molecular formula
C
7
H
16
. When
unbranched
it is called
n
-hept
ane
. There are eleven hept
ane
isomers
including two
enantiomers
.
Molecular Structure
of
n
-Heptane
Kekule structure
Bond-line structure
Ball and spoke
Space-filling model
Related terms:
Hydrocarbon
,
aliphatic
,
methane
,
ethane
,
propane
,
butane
,
pentane
,
hexane
,
octane
,
nonane
,
decane
,
undecane
,
dodecane
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