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Correct IUPAC name of the following compound is :

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Answer:
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Solution:

Parent chain decane (10 C). Substituents: two methyl groups on , ethyl on , ethyl on , methyl on . In the name the substituents are in alphabetical order (ethyl before methyl), the prefix di- or tri- being ignored. The other options use wrong numbering, the wrong alphabetical order or the wrong parent chain.

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