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Homework Statement
The Attempt at a Solution
The answer is supposedly C but I can't figure out why its not E.
first I count the number of C in the longest chain. There are 7 C and there are only single bonds so the the root and suffix is heptane. there is a chain with one C (methyl) and one with 3 C (propyl) and they are both attached the the third carbon counting from the side that gives the smallest numbers. listing in alphabetical order the name should be 3-methyl-3-propylheptane