Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 23 - Organic Chemistry I: Formulas, Names, and Properties - Exercises - Aliphatic Hydrocarbons - Page 945: 14

Answer

a) 3,3-dimethylpentane b) 3-ethylpentane c) 3-methylhexane d) 2-methylpentane e) 2,3-dimethylpentane

Work Step by Step

Draw all the compounds by hand on paper, then find the longest chain of carbon, which must be continuous. Finally, find the number the carbons on it, starting from the side that gives substituted groups the lowest possible number.
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