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Question: Structural isomers of \( {C_6}{H_{14}}O \) ?...

Structural isomers of C6H14O{C_6}{H_{14}}O ?

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Chemical compounds are classified on the groups present in them. Alcohols are also known as hydroxyl compounds that consist of the OH- OH group. C6H14O{C_6}{H_{14}}O is an alcohol as it consists of OH- OH , it can exist in different structures. These all structures are known as structural isomers.

Complete answer:
Alcohols are also known as hydroxyl compounds consisting of OH- OH group. C6H14O{C_6}{H_{14}}O is an alcohol consisting of six carbon atoms, fourteen hydrogen atoms, and one oxygen atom.
Structural isomers are the molecules with the same molecular formula, but with different structures.
C6H14O{C_6}{H_{14}}O has 1212 structural isomers which are chain, position, metamers and functional isomers.
Chain isomerism is the phenomenon of compounds with the same molecular formula but there is a difference in carbon Skeleton. Position isomerism is the phenomenon of compounds with the same molecular formula but there is a difference in position of functional groups.
- CH3(CH2)5OHC{H_3}{\left( {C{H_2}} \right)_5}OH the IUPAC name will be 1hexanol1 - hexanol
- CH3(CH2)3CH(OH)CH3C{H_3}{\left( {C{H_2}} \right)_3}CH\left( {OH} \right)C{H_3} the IUPAC name will be 2hexanol2 - hexanol
- CH3(CH2)2CH(OH)CH2CH3C{H_3}{\left( {C{H_2}} \right)_2}CH\left( {OH} \right)C{H_2}C{H_3} the IUPAC name will be 3hexanol3 - hexanol
- (CH3)2CHC(OH)(CH3)2{\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_2}CHC\left( {OH} \right){\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_2} the IUPAC name will be 2,3dimethyl2butanol2,3 - dimethyl - 2 - butanol
- (CH3)3CCH2CH2OH{\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_3}CC{H_2}C{H_2}OH the IUPAC name will be 3,3dimethyl1butanol3,3 - dimethyl - 1 - butanol
- CH3(CH2)2CH(CH3)CH2OHC{H_3}{\left( {C{H_2}} \right)_2}CH\left( {C{H_3}} \right)C{H_2}OH the IUPAC name will be 2methyl1pentanol2 - methyl - 1 - pentanol
- CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH2OHC{H_3}C{H_2}CH\left( {C{H_3}} \right)C{H_2}C{H_2}OH the IUPAC name will be 3methyl1pentanol3 - methyl - 1 - pentanol
- (CH3)2CH(CH2)3OH{\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_2}CH{\left( {C{H_2}} \right)_3}OH the IUPAC name will be 4methyl1pentanol4 - methyl - 1 - pentanol
- CH3CH2CH2C(CH3)2OHC{H_3}C{H_2}C{H_2}C{\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_2}OH the IUPAC name will be 2methyl2pentanol2 - methyl - 2 - pentanol
- CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH(OH)CH3C{H_3}C{H_2}CH\left( {C{H_3}} \right)CH\left( {OH} \right)C{H_3} the IUPAC name will be 3methyl2pentanol3 - methyl - 2 - pentanol
- (CH3)2CHCH2CH(OH)CH3{\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_2}CHC{H_2}CH\left( {OH} \right)C{H_3} the IUPAC name will be 4methyl2pentanol4 - methyl - 2 - pentanol
- CH3CH2CH(OH)CH(CH3)2C{H_3}C{H_2}CH\left( {OH} \right)CH{\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_2} the IUPAC name will be 2methyl3pentanol2 - methyl - 3 - pentanol
- (CH3CH2)2C(CH3)OH{\left( {C{H_3}C{H_2}} \right)_2}C\left( {C{H_3}} \right)OH the IUPAC name will be 3methyl3pentanol3 - methyl - 3 - pentanol .

Note:
Functional isomerism is the phenomenon of compounds with the same molecular formula but with difference in functional groups. Alcohols and esters are the different functional groups. These are known as functional isomers. Metamerism is the phenomenon of compounds with the same molecular formula but differences in the alkyl groups attached to the oxygen atom in alcohols.