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Saturated Hydrocarbons

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Which is the correct IUPAC name of the $C H_{3} - C H (C H_{3}) - C H (C H_{2} C H_{3}) - C H (C H_{3}) - C H_{3}$ ?

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3-Isopropyl-2-methypentane

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3-Isopropyl-2,4-methypentane

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2,4-Dimethyl-3-ethylpentane

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3-Isopropyl 4-methylpentane

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Solution

The correct option is C 2,4-Dimethyl-3-ethylpentane
IUPAC name of given compound is 3-ethyl-2,4-dimethylpentane. In this saturated hydrocarbon, the parent chain has 5 carbon atoms with ethyl group substituted at C-3 and two methyl groups substituted at C-2 & C-4.

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