Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321910419
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 24 - The Chemistry of Life: Organic and Biological Chemistry - Exercises - Page 1085: 24.16c

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Work Step by Step

1. The base name ‘nonane’ implies that the longest carbon chain has 9 carbon atoms. 2. '2,5,6-trimethyl' implies the presence of three methyl groups, each on carbon number 2,5 and 6. 3. The numbering of carbon atoms is done from the right-hand side.
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