Only one of the following is the correct name for an organic compound. Which is it?
A. 2-ethylhexane
B. 4-methylheptane
C. 3-propylheptane
D. 5-ethyloctane
Solution: We need to draw out each molecule according to the name given. We then check if there is a longer continuous carbon chain and if the chain is numbered from the end closest to the first substituent.
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