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would like to know the name of the compound [(CH 3 ) 2 CH] 3 C-CH(CH 3 )-CH(C 2 H 5 )-CH(CH 3 ) 2

would like to know the name of the compound
[(CH3)2CH]3C-CH(CH3)-CH(C2H5)-CH(CH3)2

Grade:12th pass

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Devyani Joshi
11 Points
7 years ago
5-Ethyl-3,3-diisopropyl-2,4,6-trimethylheptane
Number the compound in such a way that the parent compound has maximum number of carbon atoms in a straight chain, which is 7: so the parent structure is heptane.
Then write the substituents alphabetically in the IUPAC name.

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