Question

Draw the structure of 2-methylpentane.

Answer 1

\[\begin{array}{ccccccccccccc} & & \mathrm{H} & & \mathrm{\phantom{...}C}{\mathrm{H_3}} & & \mathrm{H} & & \mathrm{H} & & \mathrm{H} & & \\[-2pt] & & \big| & & \big| & & \big| & & \big| & & \big| & & \\[-2pt] \mathrm{H} & \!-\! & \mathrm{C} & \!-\! & \mathrm{C} & \!-\! & \mathrm{C} & \!-\! & \mathrm{C} & \!-\! & \mathrm{C} & \!-\! & \mathrm{H} \\[-2pt] & & \big| & & \big| & & \big| & & \big| & & \big| & & \\[-2pt] & & \mathrm{H} & & \mathrm{H} & & \mathrm{H} & & \mathrm{H} & & \mathrm{H} & & \end{array}\]