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What is the correct IUPAC name of the compound given below?

3-Bromo-4-chloro-4-methyl ethyl hexanedioate

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Ethyl-4-bromo-3-chloro-3-methyl hexanedioate

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Diethyl 4-bromo-3-chloro-3-methyl hexanedioate

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Diethyl 3-bromo-4-chloro-4-methyl hexanedioate

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Solution

The correct option is C Diethyl 4-bromo-3-chloro-3-methyl hexanedioate
It is a diester with ethyl as alkyl group in both ester groups. Also numbering would start from carbon of one of the ester group, giving lowest possible numbers to other locants.

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