Question

Someone help me name this using IUPAC apparently there’s a mistake but I can’t find it

Answer 1

The IUPAC name of the compound shown in the question is: 4,6-diethyl-5-propyldecane

How to obtain the IUPAC name?

For the compound shown in the question, the IUPAC name can be determined as shown below:

From the diagram given, we have:

• The longest chain is 10 carbon. Thus, the parent name is decane
• The substituents in the compound are: Two ethyl (i.e CH₂CH₃) and one propyl (i.e CH₂CH₂CH₃)
• The two ethyl (i.e CH₂CH₃) groups are located at carbon 4 and 6 respectively while the propyl (i.e CH₂CH₂CH₃) is located at carbon 5 compound.

With the above information provided by the structure of the compound, we can conclude that the name of the compound using the IUPAC standard is: 4,6-diethyl-5-propyldecane