Question

Name the structure CH3 CH2 CH CH CH2 CH3 CH3 CH CH2 CH3 CH3 using the IUPAC system. 1. 2,3-diethyl-4-methylhexane 2. 3-butyl-4-methyl-hexane 3. 4-ethyl-3,5-dimethylheptane 4. 3,5-dimethyl-4-ethylheptane

Answer 1

This, CH3 CH2 CH CH CH2 CH3 CH3 CH CH2 CH3 CH3, is not a proper structure.


I am going to restructure it the best it can be done from the information given.


CH3 CH2
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CH3 CH CH CH2 CH3
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CH3 CH CH2 CH3


Now I am going to draw only the C of the main chain and place the numbers to count the number of Cs in tha chain



(1) (2)
C - C -
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(3) C - C(4) -
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- C - C - C -
(5) (6) (7)


Seven Cs => the compound is a heptane.


No you can see that there are three substitutes: one methyl group at the C number (3), one ethyl group at C number 4, and one methyl group at the C number 5.


With that information, the product is named

4 - ethyl - 3, 5 dimethylheptane (which is the option number 3 of the list).


The ehtyl group is named before the methyl group to respect the alphabetical order, as per IUPAC rules.