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[-] nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de 43 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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

[-] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 11 months ago

dodecane has a 12 carbon chain. The longest chain here is 10 carbons, which would be decane.

[-] nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 months ago
[-] Sedathems@mander.xyz 9 points 11 months ago

I am a total chem nitwit, would you like to explain me how you come to this ?

[-] howrar@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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.

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