2-Methylheptane is a branched-chain alkane and an isomer of octane. It is an heptane molecule with a methyl group attached to its second atom. It is a flammable colorless liquid used as fuel.[2]

If the standard definition of the prefix "iso-" is strictly used then 2-methylheptane can be called "Isooctane". However this name is usually used for another much more important isomer of octane 2,2,4-trimethylpentane.[3]

References

  1. ^ "2-METHYLHEPTANE - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. National Center for Biotechnology Information. 26 March 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  2. ^ PubChem. "2-Methylheptane". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  3. ^ Clayden, Jonathan (2005). Organic chemistry (Reprinted (with corrections). ed.). Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press. pp. 315. ISBN 978-0-19-850346-0.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Methylheptane
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