What is the best name for this molecule? Explain your naming process.

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anonymous · Answer

attachment

jfraser · Answer

the CH at the right-side end of the molecule doesn't have the right number of H atoms, or the one next to it has too many, if there's going to be a double bond present

anonymous · Answer

i think its pent-ethane or something @JFraser

cuanchi · Answer

i would said 3 ethyl pentane but is missing one H in the last C

nincompoop · Answer

@deedee96 that cannot be a pentane because you're missing 2 hydrogens
-ane has the chemical formula $$C_nH_{2n+2}$$

nincompoop · Answer

alkanes*

jfraser · Answer

if the formula were correct, it would be 2-ethyl-pentane. Without the last 2 H atoms on the last CH group, that molecule doesn't exist