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Offline bergh

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(CH3)3C(CH2)3CH(CH3)2
« on: September 07, 2011, 08:46:54 PM »
I think there may be a typo in my organic chem book.  Is this a real structure?

(CH3)3C(CH2)3CH(CH3)2

Thanks for any help.  I did google this and I also asked a former chemistry teacher. 

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Re: (CH3)3C(CH2)3CH(CH3)2
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2011, 10:03:07 PM »
Its a funny way of writing it (twice falling victim to a version of the 'ole 1-alkyl alkane trick), but if you draw the structure out its legit. In this case the stage name is 1-tertbutyl-3-isopropylpropane, but the name on the birth certificate is it 2,2,6-trimethylheptane.
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