A student named a certain compound as 2,3-diethylbutane. What is its IUPAC name?

2,3 - dimethylhexane

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3,4 - dimethylhexane

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2-ethyl-3-methylpentane

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2-ethylbutane

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Solution

The correct option is B 3,4 - dimethylhexane

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C H_{3} - C H_{3} | C H - C H_{3} | C H - C H (C H_{2} C H_{2} C H_{2} C H_{3})_{2}

A compound mistakenly named 3,4-dimethylbutane should be named correctly as:

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(C H_{3})_{2} C H C H (C H_{3})_{2}

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