Answer
4-ethylnonan-3-ol
Work Step by Step
1. Find the parent chain and were you should start counting the carbons:
- The parent chain will be everything but the group of 2 carbons on the extreme right. (It has to contain the alcohol group and be as large as possible)
- The counting should start from the top, since the alcohol is closer to this side.
2. Functional group:
- Alcohol on the carbon number 3: "3-ol"
3. Insaturations and number of carbons on the parent chain:
- This molecule doesn't have insaturations: "an"
- There are 9 carbons on the parent chain: "non"
4. Substitutents:
- Ethyl group on the carbon number 4 : "4-ethyl"
5. Stereoisomerism:
This molecule doesn't have stereoisomerism. (It doesn't have double bonds)
6. Put them all together:
4-ethylnonan-3-ol
