The IUPAC name for given hydrocarbon is:

neononane

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tetraethylcarbon

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2

-ethylpentane

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3, 3

-diethylpentane

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Solution

The correct option is D $3, 3$ -diethylpentane
According to IUPAC nomenclature, it is $5$ carbon long chain and there is two ethyl group on carbon number $3$ .

The correct IUPAC name is $3,3.-diethylpentane$

Hence, the correct option is $D$

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