An alkane C6H14(X) can be obtained by the reduction of five different alkyl halides C6H13Cl (only structural isomers) with Zn−dil.HCl. The IUPAC name of X satisfying above condition is
A
Hexane
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B
2-methylpentane
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C
2,3-dimethylbutane
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D
2,2-dimethyl butane
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Solution
The correct option is B 2-methylpentane 2-methyl pentane has five types of hydrogen, therefore, it can be obtained by reduction of five different halides as:
All of the above chloroalkanes, reduction with Zn−dil.HCl would give the same 2-methyl pentane.