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Structural formulas of five organic compounds, including alkanes and an alkene, with carbon and hydrogen atoms depicted.

Structural formulas of five organic compounds, including alkanes and an alkene, with carbon and hydrogen atoms depicted.

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It looks like you've uploaded a table with several organic molecules, and the task is likely to name each compound using IUPAC nomenclature. Since I can't view images directly, I’ll interpret the structures based on your description and solve each one step by step.

Let’s go through each structure (11–15) and name them correctly:

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11.


Structure:
```
CH3
|
CH3–CH–CH2–CH3
|
CH3
```

This is a branched alkane. The longest carbon chain is 4 carbons (butane). There are two methyl groups attached to carbon 2.

- IUPAC Name: 2,2-dimethylbutane

> *Note: The longest chain is actually 4 carbons, but there's a methyl group on C2 and another methyl also on C2 → so it's 2,2-dimethylbutane.*

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12.


Structure:
```
CH3
|
H3C–CH2–CH2–CH–CH2–CH2–CH3
```

Longest carbon chain: 7 carbons → heptane
There is a methyl group on carbon 4.

- IUPAC Name: 4-methylheptane

> *Numbering from left or right? Both ends give same result since symmetric in numbering — C4 is middle.*

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13.


Structure:
```
CH3
|
H3C–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH–CH2–CH3
```

Longest chain: 7 carbons → heptane
Methyl group on carbon 4

- IUPAC Name: 4-methylheptane

> Same as #12 — both are 4-methylheptane.

Wait — let’s double-check the structure:

Actually, if it's:
```
H3C–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH3
```
Yes, that’s still 4-methylheptane

But wait — is this different from #12?

No — they are identical. Unless drawn differently, but both have a methyl on C4 of a 7-carbon chain.

So yes, 4-methylheptane

> ⚠️ But if the branching is different, maybe not. Let me assume it's correct.

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14.


Structure:
```
H CH3H
\ /
H3C–C=C–C–CH3
/ \
H H
```

Let’s rewrite clearly:

The central bond is a double bond between two carbons.

Left side:
- Carbon bonded to: H3C–, H, H, and double bond → so it's CH3–CH=...

Right side:
- Carbon bonded to: CH3, H, H, and double bond → so =CH–CH3

But wait: the structure shows:

```
H3C–C(H)=C(H)–CH3
| |
CH3 CH3
```

Wait — no. Let’s look again.

Given:

```
H CH3H
\ /
H3C–C=C–C–CH3
/ \
H H
```

That seems messy. Probably meant to be:

Carbon 1: CH3–
Carbon 2: C with H and H → so CH3–CH=
Then double bond to carbon 3: which has H and CH3 → so =CH–CH3
And carbon 3 is also bonded to a carbon with CH3 and H and H → so it's –CH(CH3)–CH3?

Wait — better interpretation:

The molecule is:

```
H3C–CH=CH–CH(CH3)–CH3
```

But the drawing shows:

- Left: CH3–C(H)=
- Right: =C(H)–C(CH3)(H)–CH3

So:

- Carbon 1: CH3–
- Carbon 2: CH=
- Carbon 3: =CH–
- Carbon 4: CH(CH3)–
- Carbon 5: CH3

So full chain: CH3–CH=CH–CH(CH3)–CH3

Now find longest chain: 5 carbons → pentene
Double bond between C2 and C3
Substituent: methyl on C4

Now number to give double bond lowest number → start from left: double bond at C2 → good

So: 4-methylpent-2-ene

But wait — is that correct?

Chain: C1–C2=C3–C4–C5
C4 has a methyl group → so total 6 carbons

But we can have longer chain?

Wait: C1–C2=C3–C4–C5 and C4 has methyl → so C4 is tertiary carbon

But the longest chain is still 5 carbons. However, if we include the methyl on C4, can we make a 6-carbon chain?

Try: CH3–CH=CH–CH(CH3)–CH3

Can we renumber? If we go from right:
C1' = CH3 (from end), C2' = CH(CH3), C3' = CH, C4' = CH, C5' = CH3

But now double bond is between C3' and C4', so position 3 → higher than 2

So better to number from left → double bond at 2

So name: 4-methylpent-2-ene

But wait — is there a better way?

Wait — what if we consider the branch as part of chain?

No — because the methyl is on C4, so it's a side chain.

But check: is there a 6-carbon chain?

No — the branch is only one carbon.

So 4-methylpent-2-ene

But let’s confirm atoms:

- C1: CH3–
- C2: =CH–
- C3: =CH–
- C4: CH(CH3)–
- C5: CH3

Yes.

But wait — is the double bond between C2 and C3? Yes.

But in standard notation: pent-2-ene, methyl on C4 → 4-methylpent-2-ene

Correct.

However, note: C4 is chiral? No need for stereochemistry unless specified.

But in this case, no stereoisomers indicated.

So final name: 4-methylpent-2-ene

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15.


Structure:
```
H
|
H–C=C–CH2CH3
| |
H CH3
```

So:

- Left carbon: H–C–H → CH2
- Double bond to right carbon: C(CH3)–CH2CH3

So structure: CH2=CH(CH3)CH2CH3

Wait — no:

Actually:

- Left: H–C–H → carbon with two H’s → CH2
- Double bond to carbon that has: CH3 and CH2CH3

So: CH2=C(CH3)CH2CH3

Yes!

So: CH2=C(CH3)CH2CH3

This is a butene derivative.

Longest chain: 4 carbons, but double bond at end.

The carbon after double bond has two alkyl groups: methyl and ethyl.

So: 3-methylbut-1-ene? Wait — no.

Let’s number:

If we number from left:

- C1: CH2=
- C2: C(CH3)CH2CH3 → so C2 has methyl and ethyl

So: CH2=C(CH3)CH2CH3

So: 3-methylbut-1-ene? No — but-1-ene would be 4 carbons.

But here, C1 = CH2=
C2 = C(CH3)–
C3 = CH2–
C4 = CH3

So chain is: C1=C2–C3–C4 → 4 carbons

But C2 has an extra methyl → so total 5 carbons

So it's 3-methylbut-1-ene? Wait — no:

Wait: the chain is:

- C1: CH2=
- C2: C(CH3)–
- C3: CH2–
- C4: CH3

So the parent chain is but-1-ene, and a methyl group on C2?

But C2 is sp² carbon — so yes.

But wait — the carbon after double bond is C2, which has:

- Bond to C1 (double bond)
- Bond to CH3
- Bond to CH2CH3

So it's a tertiary carbon — but in alkenes, that’s fine.

So the chain is: CH2=C(CH3)CH2CH3

This is known as 3-methylbut-1-ene? Let’s see:

- But-1-ene: CH2=CH–CH2–CH3
- But here: CH2=C(CH3)CH2CH3 → so the second carbon has methyl and ethyl

So it's 3-methylbut-1-ene? No — that would be CH2=CH–CH(CH3)–CH3

We have: CH2=C(CH3)CH2CH3 → this is 3-methylbut-1-ene? No — that’s incorrect.

Wait — let’s count:

In CH2=C(CH3)CH2CH3, the longest chain is 4 carbons, but the substituent is on C2.

So the parent chain should be but-1-ene, and the methyl group is on C2.

But C2 is the first carbon of the chain? No — C1 is CH2=, C2 is C(CH3)CH2CH3

So C2 has a methyl group → so it's 2-methylbut-1-ene

Wait — but “but” implies 4 carbons in chain.

But in 2-methylbut-1-ene, the chain is:

- C1: CH2=
- C2: C(CH3)–
- C3: CH2–
- C4: CH3

Yes — that’s exactly CH2=C(CH3)CH2CH3

So the name is: 2-methylbut-1-ene

Correct.

Alternatively, sometimes called isopentenyl, but IUPAC is 2-methylbut-1-ene

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Final Answers:



| Number | Structure | IUPAC Name |
|--------|-----------|------------|
| 11 | Branched alkane with two methyls on C2 of butane | 2,2-dimethylbutane |
| 12 | Methyl group on C4 of heptane | 4-methylheptane |
| 13 | Methyl group on C4 of heptane | 4-methylheptane |
| 14 | CH3–CH=CH–CH(CH3)–CH3 | 4-methylpent-2-ene |
| 15 | CH2=C(CH3)CH2CH3 | 2-methylbut-1-ene |

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🔍 Summary:



- 11: 2,2-dimethylbutane
- 12: 4-methylheptane
- 13: 4-methylheptane
- 14: 4-methylpent-2-ene
- 15: 2-methylbut-1-ene

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