Give the IUPAC name for each of the following alkanes. (a) H H3C-C-CH3 CH2 2-dimethylbutane CH3 H H2 H2 H3C-C-C-C-CH3 (b) CH2 CH3 CH3 H2 H2C-C-C-CH3 (c) CH2 CH2 CH3 CH3 (d) CH2H2 H2 H2 CH3 -C-C--CH3 H3C-C-C-C-
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Step 1: The longest carbon chain in (b) is 5 carbons long, so the parent chain is pentane. Show more…
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