The ¹H NMR spectrum of a compound with formula C₇H₁₄O gives two signals.Which of these structures is a possible one for this compound? A)2-Heptanone B)3-Heptanone C)2,4-Dimethyl-3-pentanone D)2,2-Dimethyl-3-pentanone E)Two of these choices.

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The ¹H NMR spectrum of this compound shows two signals, which indicates that there are two different types of protons in the molecule. Looking at the given structures, only 2,4-dimethyl-3-pentanone (Choice C) has two different types of protons due to the presence of two different methyl groups. The other compounds have only one type of proton and would not produce two signals in the spectrum. Therefore, the best choice for this compound is C.

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The ¹H NMR Spectrum of a Compound with Formula C₇H₁₄O