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(c2h5)2 CH (cH2)3 ch(ch3)2

IUPAC name please?!

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Answer:

6-ethyl 2-methyl octane

Step-by-step explanation:

The compound here is 6-ethyl 2-methyl octane.

The longest chain here is octane with 8-carbon atoms. On the sixth carbon atom, we have a substituent group which is an ethyl. The second carbon atom has methyl group.

Note: The direction of the numberng is chosen such that the lowest numbers possible are given to the branches or substituents.

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