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What is correct IUPAC name of the given compound ?
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Solution:
The longest chain has 9 carbons (nonane). The substituent locants are {2,4,5,7} from one end and {3,5,6,8} from the other, so we number from the first end.
Alphabetical order: ethyl, then methyl.
Name: 5-ethyl-2,4,7-trimethylnonane.
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