What is the best name for the molecule below?

A compound with a total of nine carbons with a double bond and the rest single bonds. There is a straight chain of six carbons along the bottom with a double bond between the fifth and sixth carbons when counting from left to right. There is a propyl group branching off of the third carbon from the left.

4-ethyl-6-heptene

4-propyl-1-hexene

4-ethyl-1-heptene

3-propyl-5-hexene

Question

What is the best name for the molecule below?

A compound with a total of nine carbons with a double bond and the rest single bonds. There is a straight chain of six carbons along the bottom with a double bond between the fifth and sixth carbons when counting from left to right. There is a propyl group branching off of the third carbon from the left.

4-ethyl-6-heptene

4-propyl-1-hexene

4-ethyl-1-heptene

3-propyl-5-hexene

anonymous · Answer

4-propyl-1-hexene