Question

Please help me name the following organic compound (click to see).

Answer 1

@Babyslapmafro How is 2nd Carbon attatched to 2 hydrogens, CH3, OH and -CH

Answer 2

Good question. I copied this directly from my practice test. I double checked just now and I did not make a translation error, there seems to be a mistake on my test.

Answer 3

Maybe we should assume it is a CH bond. These are the possible answers:
a. 3,4-diethyl-4-methyl-2-butanol
b. 2,3-diethyl-4-pentanol
c. 3,4-diethyl-2-pentanol
d. 3-ethyl-4-methyl-2-hexanol
e. 3-ethyl-4-methyl-2-hexanal

Answer 4

Count the longest chain of carbons that you can find. 5C so its a pent-, OH- group is attatched to the 2nd carbon. that 2nd carbon is attatched to two other alkyl so that is a seconday alcohol. Pent-2-ol. 2 ethyl groups are attatched to the third and 4th carbon atom

Answer 5

Longest chain consists of 5 carbons thus Pentane
there is OH group thus its Pentanol
OH group is attached to second carbon (we look at it so that OH is on smallest carbon
thus its Pentan-2ol
now branches
we have 1 ethyl branched attached to 3rd carbon and another ethyl branch attached to 4th carbon
thus
the name of a compound will be

3,4- diethylpentan-2ol

Answer 6

and its C in your options

Answer 7

@somy
@abmon98
I believe the longest chain of carbons is 6.

Answer 8

yes your right

Answer 9

3-ethyl 4-methyl hexan-2ol

Answer 10

are u guys talking about the same question?

Answer 11

Yes I believe the answer is D:
3-ethyl-4-methyl-2-hexanol

thanks for the help

Answer 12

me too because from the rules to determine the name of the compound is to find the maximum no of carbon atoms, find the lowest side chain so if there was one more option it would be 3-methyl,4 ethyl hexanol