分子式為C6H12O3且含有羧基的有機物可以簡寫為C5H11COOH,其中-C5H11有8種同分異構體:CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3、-CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3、-CH(CH2CH3)2、-CHCH(CH3)CH2CH3、-C(CH3)2CH2CH3、-C(CH3)CH(CH3)2、-CH2CH2CH(CH3)2、-CH2C(CH3)3,所以C5H11COOH有8種同分異構體,即HOOCCH2CH2CH2CH2CH3、HOOCCH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3、HOOCCH(CH2CH3)2、HOOCCHCH(CH3)CH2CH3、HOOCC(CH3)2CH2CH3、HOOCC(CH3)CH(CH3)2、HOOCCH2CH2CH(CH3)2、HOOCCH2C(CH3)3;
若為酯類,那麼可以為甲酸戊酯,戊基有8種,結構簡式分別為:HCOOCH2CH2CH2CH2CH3、HCOOCH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3、HCOOCH(CH2CH3)2、HCOOCHCH(CH3)CH2CH3、HCOOC(CH3)2CH2CH3、HCOOC(CH3)CH(CH3)2、HCOOCH2CH2CH(CH3)2、HCOOCH2C(CH3)3,
若為乙酸丁酯,那麼丁基有4種,分別為:CH3COOCH2CH2CH2CH3、CH3COOCH(CH3)CH2CH3、CH3COOCH2CH(CH3)CH3、CH3COOC(CH3)3;
若為丙酸丙酯,那麼有2種,分別為:CH3CH2COOCH2CH2CH3、CH3CH2COOCH(CH3)CH3;
若為丁酸乙酯,那麼分別有:CH3CH2CH2COOCH2CH3、CH3CH(2CH3)COOCH2CH3;
若為戊酸甲酯,那麼有4種:CH3CH2CH2CH2COOCH3、CH3CH2CH(CH3)COOCH3、CH3CH(CH3)CH2COOCH3、C(CH3)3COOCH3.
分子式為C6H12O3且含有羧基的有機物可以簡寫為C5H11COOH,其中-C5H11有8種同分異構體:CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3、-CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3、-CH(CH2CH3)2、-CHCH(CH3)CH2CH3、-C(CH3)2CH2CH3、-C(CH3)CH(CH3)2、-CH2CH2CH(CH3)2、-CH2C(CH3)3,所以C5H11COOH有8種同分異構體,即HOOCCH2CH2CH2CH2CH3、HOOCCH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3、HOOCCH(CH2CH3)2、HOOCCHCH(CH3)CH2CH3、HOOCC(CH3)2CH2CH3、HOOCC(CH3)CH(CH3)2、HOOCCH2CH2CH(CH3)2、HOOCCH2C(CH3)3;
若為酯類,那麼可以為甲酸戊酯,戊基有8種,結構簡式分別為:HCOOCH2CH2CH2CH2CH3、HCOOCH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3、HCOOCH(CH2CH3)2、HCOOCHCH(CH3)CH2CH3、HCOOC(CH3)2CH2CH3、HCOOC(CH3)CH(CH3)2、HCOOCH2CH2CH(CH3)2、HCOOCH2C(CH3)3,
若為乙酸丁酯,那麼丁基有4種,分別為:CH3COOCH2CH2CH2CH3、CH3COOCH(CH3)CH2CH3、CH3COOCH2CH(CH3)CH3、CH3COOC(CH3)3;
若為丙酸丙酯,那麼有2種,分別為:CH3CH2COOCH2CH2CH3、CH3CH2COOCH(CH3)CH3;
若為丁酸乙酯,那麼分別有:CH3CH2CH2COOCH2CH3、CH3CH(2CH3)COOCH2CH3;
若為戊酸甲酯,那麼有4種:CH3CH2CH2CH2COOCH3、CH3CH2CH(CH3)COOCH3、CH3CH(CH3)CH2COOCH3、C(CH3)3COOCH3.