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Choose isomer of hexanoic acid?

A) penthylformiate
B) izopropyleacetate
C) methylpropanoate
D) Methylbutanoic acid

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The isomer of hexanoic acid D) Methylbutanoic acid . Therefore , D) Methylbutanoic is correct.

Hexanoic acid, also known as caproic acid, has a molecular formula of C6H12O2.

It belongs to the class of carboxylic acids and is a six-carbon linear chain with a carboxyl group (COOH) at one end.

Methylbutanoic acid is an isomer of hexanoic acid with the same molecular formula (C6H12O2).

The structure of methylbutanoic acid involves a five-carbon chain with a methyl group (CH3) attached to the fourth carbon, and the carboxyl group is situated at the end of the chain.

This structural arrangement gives it the IUPAC name 2-methylbutanoic acid.

On the other hand, the options A) penthylformiate, B) izopropyleacetate, and C) methylpropanoate do not represent isomers of hexanoic acid.

Penthylformiate seems to contain a misspelling ("penthyl" instead of "pentyl"), izopropyleacetate contains a misspelling ("izopropyl" instead of "isopropyl").

The methylpropanoate is a different compound with a three-carbon chain.

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