Question

Give IUPAC name of the following?

Answer 1

The IUPAC name for the given compound is 5-isopropyl-3-ethyl 2,6-dimethyl octane.

5-isopropyl is for the isopropyl group, $({\left(C{H}_3\right)}_{2}CH-)$ attached at $C-5$, 3-ethyl is for the ethyl group, $(C_2{H}_5-)$ attached at $C-3$, 2,6-dimethyl is for the 2 methyl groups attached at $C-2$ and $C-6$ and the octane is for the long chain of 8 carbons.