IUPAC Names of Organic compounds (3)

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The correct IUPAC name for the given alkane is 3-ethyl-4-methylhexane. This conclusion is based on the established IUPAC nomenclature rules, which dictate that the parent chain should be numbered from the end that provides the substituents with the lowest possible numbers. In cases where substituents are in equivalent positions, the one that appears first in the name is assigned the lowest number. The reference for these rules is provided by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's General Chemistry resources.

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Name the following alcane according to the IUPAC rules:
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From http://www.chem.uiuc.edu/GenChemReferences/nomenclature_rules.html
Number the carbons of the parent chain from the end that gives the substituents the lowest numbers. When compairing a series of numbers, the series that is the "lowest" is the one which contains the lowest number at the occasion of the first difference. If two or more side chains are in equivalent positions, assign the lowest number to the one which will come first in the name.

This would suggest 3-ethyl-4-methylhexane is correct.
 

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