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The IUPAC name of the given cmpound is .

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3,4diethyl4methyloctane
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5,6diethyl5methyloctane
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3,4methyl4ethyloctane
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Solution

The correct option is B 5,6diethyl5methyloctane
Shown below is the parent chain of the compound.

The word root here is oct as there are 8 carbons in the parent chain of the compound. There are 3 substituent groups - two ethyl groups at the fifth and the sixth carbon atoms and one methyl group at the fifth carbon atom. Thus the IUPAC name of the compound will be 5,6-diethyl-5-methyloctane.

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