Problem 5

Chemistry Level 3

Name the compound with the following formula:

C H X 3 C H ( C H X 3 ) C H ( C H X 2 C H X 3 ) C ( C H X 3 ) X 2 O H \ce{CH_3CH(CH_3)CH(CH_2CH_3)C(CH_3)_2OH}

3-ethyl-2,4-trimethylbutan-4-ol 2-ethyl-1,1,3-trimethylbutan-1-ol 3-ethyl-2,4-dimethylpentan-2-ol 3-ethyl-2,4-dimethylbutan-2-ol 2-ethyl-3-methylbutan-1-ol

Christopher Boo by Christopher Boo , 24, Singapore

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Amir Javed
Sep 19, 2014

start numbering from carbon containing -OH

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The longest line is 5 carbons, why is "butan" in the answer?

Linh Tran - 6 years, 4 months ago

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i agree with you

Resa Gusman - 5 years, 6 months ago

The answer should be 3-etyhl-2,4-dimethylpentan-2-ol.

Saubia Ansari - 5 years, 7 months ago

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The answer should be 3-ethyl-2,4-dimethylpentan-2-ol.

Jakub Kocák - 5 years, 6 months ago

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Thanks Jakub I have edited my comment:D

Saubia Ansari - 5 years, 6 months ago

should'nt we consider the chain with more number of carbon atoms??

Soumya Dubey - 6 years, 3 months ago

3-ethyl-2,4-dimethylpentan-2-ol why is it not??

Md Muttahirul Islam - 4 years, 9 months ago

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