Which of the following compounds with the molecular formula C₆H₁₂ has cis and trans isomers?

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The compound with the given molecular formula contains 6 carbon atoms and has a double bond between carbon atoms 2 and 3. Therefore, it is a pentene. The presence of a cis/trans isomerism in the molecule indicates that the double bond is not symmetrically substituted, meaning that each of the carbon atoms in the double bond is attached to different groups. The only pentene among the given choices with this property is 3-methyl-2-pentene. The other choices are either alkanes (cyclohexane) or pentenes with symmetrically substituted double bonds (2-methyl-1-pentene and 2-methyl-2-pentene), which do not have cis/trans isomers.

Which of the Following Compounds with the Molecular Formula C6H12

Which of the Following Compounds with the Molecular Formula C₆H₁₂