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Only one of the following is the correct name for an organic compound. Which is it?

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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