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What is the expected major organic product from treatment of 4-methyl-2-pentyne with excess hydrogen in the presence of a platinum catalyst?

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The answer is 2-Methylpentane. This is irrelevantly known as isohexane, is a branched-chain alkane with the molecular formula C₆H₁₄. It is a important isomer of hexane comprised of a methyl group attached to the second carbon atom in a pentane chain.

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