{"id":188463,"date":"2025-02-07T04:11:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T04:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=188463"},"modified":"2025-02-07T04:11:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T04:11:39","slug":"name-the-following-compound-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/07\/name-the-following-compound-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Name The Following Compound"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Name The Following Compound. CH2CH2CH3 CH3CH2CCH2CH3 CH3 O 3-Ethyl-3-Methylhexane O 2-Ethylheptane 3-Ethyl-3-Propylbutane 3-Methyl-3-Propylpentane Nonane<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

he compound in question is 3-Ethyl-3-Methylhexane<\/strong>.
Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Identify the Parent Chain:<\/strong> – he longest continuous carbon chain in the structure contains six carbon atoms, making it a hexane.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Number the Parent Chain:<\/strong> – umber the carbon atoms in the hexane chain starting from the end nearest to the first substituent to give the substituents the lowest possible numbers. – n this case, numbering from left to right, the substituents are at positions 3 and 3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Identify and Name the Substituents:<\/strong> – t position 3, there is an ethyl group (\u2013CH\u2082CH\u2083). – t position 3, there is also a methyl group (\u2013CH\u2083).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Combine the Information:<\/strong> – he compound has two substituents at the same position (position 3): an ethyl group and a methyl group. – he correct IUPAC name is 3-Ethyl-3-Methylhexane<\/strong>.
    Alternative Names:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    • 2-Ethylheptane<\/em>*: This name suggests a seven-carbon chain (heptane) with an ethyl group at position 2. However, the structure provided indicates a six-carbon chain (hexane), so this name is incorrect.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 3-Ethyl-3-Propylbutane<\/em>*: This name suggests a four-carbon chain (butane) with ethyl and propyl groups at position 3. The structure provided does not match this description, making this name incorrect.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 3-Methyl-3-Propylpentane<\/em>*: This name suggests a five-carbon chain (pentane) with methyl and propyl groups at position 3. The structure provided does not match this description, making this name incorrect.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Nonane<\/em>*: This name suggests a nine-carbon chain (nonane). The structure provided indicates a six-carbon chain (hexane), so this name is incorrect.
      herefore, the correct IUPAC name for the compound is *3-Ethyl-3-Methylhexane<\/em>*.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Name The Following Compound. CH2CH2CH3 CH3CH2CCH2CH3 CH3 O 3-Ethyl-3-Methylhexane O 2-Ethylheptane 3-Ethyl-3-Propylbutane 3-Methyl-3-Propylpentane Nonane The Correct Answer and Explanation is : he compound in question is 3-Ethyl-3-Methylhexane.Explanation:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188463\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}