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He is incorrect. The longest chain of carbon atom is seven which makes the compound heptane so the correct answer is 4 ie ethylheptane.
General Chemistry 10th Edition
by Ebbing, Darrell; Gammon, Steven D.
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-28505-137-6
Chapter 23 - Organic Chemistry - Questions and Problems - Page 1006: 23.20
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