Correct iupac name for 2-ethylpentane?
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IUPAC name for 2-ethylpentane
In 2-ethylpentane, CH3CH(CH2CH3)CH2CH2CH3CH3CH(CH2CH3)CH2CH2CH3, the longest chain is not 5 carbons long. You can see this more clearly if you switch the CH3 with the CH2CH3 groups: CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3. The correct name for this compound is not pentane but hexane (3-methylhexane, to be exact).
In 2-ethylpentane, CH3CH(CH2CH3)CH2CH2CH3CH3CH(CH2CH3)CH2CH2CH3, the longest chain is not 5 carbons long. You can see this more clearly if you switch the CH3 with the CH2CH3 groups: CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH2CH3. The correct name for this compound is not pentane but hexane (3-methylhexane, to be exact).
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IPUAC name of 2 ethylpentane .
In 2 ethylpentane ,Ch3Ch(Ch2Ch3)
Ch2Ch2Ch3Ch3Ch (Ch2Ch3)Ch2Ch2Ch3
,the longest chain is not 5 carbon long.You can see this more clearly if you switch the Ch3with the Ch2Ch3 groups:Ch3Ch2Ch
(Ch3)Ch2Ch2Ch3Ch3Ch2Ch (Ch3) Ch2Ch2Ch3 .The correct name for this compound is not pentane but hexane (3-methylhexane,to be exact).
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