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Name the following compound: 4-ethylpentane 3-methylhexane 2-ethylpentane 3-methylpentane

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Answer:

3-methyl hexane

Step-by-step explanation:

because we choose the longest possible continuous chain which has 6 carbons and start numbering from the side that gives the branch lowest possible number.

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