CH3 CH,CH3 CH3-CH2-CH2-CH-CH2-CH-CH3

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Chapter3: Organic Compounds: Alkanes And Their Stereochemistry
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hat is the IUPAC name of the following alkane?
CH3
CH2CH3
CH-CH2-СН2 -СН-СH, CH-CH;
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O 3,5-dimethyloctane
2-ethyl-4-methylheptane
O 4,6-dimethyloctane
O4-methyl-6-ethylheptane
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Nomenclature of organic compounds: 

Identify the longest parent chain.

Then number the atoms.

Substituents are named first in the naming of the compound ( Numbering should be in such a way that substituent gets the least number)

Then the name of parent chain.

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