Name the following compound:

5-ethyl-trans-5-octene

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5-ethyl-cis-5-octene

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4-ethyl-trans-3-octene

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4-ethyl-cis-3-octene

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Solution

The correct option is D 4-ethyl-cis-3-octene
Two bulky groups methyl and butyl are on the same side of double bonded carbons hence it is cis. Correct naming is cis 4-ethyl-3-octene

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