What Is the Correct Chemical Structure for Hexane?

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please help me name the structure.

The structure is a hexane.
I can't figure out how to label it.

could it be: 2-methyl butane
3-bromo-4,5-ene, 5-propyl- chloro hexane?
 

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I'm not sure what the "T" is. I can't find the structure in my book:( If its not a hexane, then it has to be an octane.