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Chemistry Homework Help => Organic Chemistry => Topic started by: Joystar1977 on September 03, 2012, 05:40:25 PM

Title: Chemistry
Post by: Joystar1977 on September 03, 2012, 05:40:25 PM
What is wrong with the names of 2-ethyl-4 and 4-dimethylpentane?
Title: Re: Chemistry
Post by: uma on September 04, 2012, 09:35:11 PM
it should be 4-ethyl-2,2-dimethylpentane
please check that maximum substituents should get lowest number.In your naming 4,4 is the big number given to two methyls.This is also called as lowest locant rule