[ ASMR ] Drawing Organic Functional Groups | Organic Chemistry

Hello organic chemistry lovers… In this video I review general structures and functional groups. I will talk about nomenclature (naming molecules) in a different video. For example at 3:05, I describe a structural isomer of hexane, although it is more commonly called 2,2-dimethylbutane. To cross-check, you can look here: www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd032... where it lists all of the isomers of hexane, and that list includes the one I show.
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3:05 isn't that 2, 2- dimethylbutane?

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Crazy Nerd Inventor & Ben Lloyd: Absolutely yes, correct, that is the most used name! This video I'm not talking at all about nomenclature - just structures, including isomers in general. For example if you look here: www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0323.html it lists all of the isomers of hexane, and that list includes this one here that you both named correctly as 2,2-dimethylbutane. But that does give me an idea to make another video that covers nomenclature! Thank you!

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Wouldnt the second hexane actually be called 2,2-dimethylbutane? Edit: just noticed someone said literally the same thing as me, so ignore this comment

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Isn't an alkane named after the longest carbon chain? So the isomer to the hexane would be 2,2-dimethyl butane no? (Great video btw, ty for letting us study abd relax)

[@ASMRChemistry]

Hello! Thank you for bringing this up. In terms of nomenclature, the name would be 2,2,4-trimethylpentane (assuming we are talking about the same molecule)! In this video I was only pointing out that octane has different isomers. This is a good reminder that I should include nomenclature, too! Thanks for being here and commenting - and your kind words!

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