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minus-squarenothacking@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·edit-210 days agoAssuming this has a 47 hydrogens stuck on to make it stable, I’d call it: 3-methyl-3,4,5,5,6-pentaethyl-6-buta-2-yl decane
minus-squareSeth@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·10 days agoI am a total chem nitwit, would you like to explain me how you come to this ?
minus-squarehowrar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-210 days agoIt basically comes down to finding the longest chain of carbons, then you number each of the carbons on that chain and list off things that are attached to each of them. For example, 1 carbon = methyl, 2 carbons = ethyl, etc.
minus-squarePotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·10 days agododecane has a 12 carbon chain. The longest chain here is 10 carbons, which would be decane.
Assuming this has a 47 hydrogens stuck on to make it stable, I’d call it:
3-methyl-3,4,5,5,6-pentaethyl-6-buta-2-yl decane
I am a total chem nitwit, would you like to explain me how you come to this ?
It basically comes down to finding the longest chain of carbons, then you number each of the carbons on that chain and list off things that are attached to each of them. For example, 1 carbon = methyl, 2 carbons = ethyl, etc.
dodecane has a 12 carbon chain. The longest chain here is 10 carbons, which would be decane.
Good catch.