Which is the correct name of the following structure? Why? CH_(3)-CH_(2)- underset(underset(CH_(2)-CH_(3))(|))(CH)-CH_(2)-CH_(2)-underset(underset(CH_(3))(|))(CH)-CH_(2)-CH_(3) (i) 3-ethyl-6-methyloctane (ii) 3-methyl-6-ethyloctane (iii) 6-methyl-3-ethyloctane

Which is the correct name of the following structure? Why? CH_(3)-CH_(

1.	Which is the correct name of the following structure? Why? CH_(3)-CH_(2)- underset(underset(CH_(2)-CH_(3))(\|))(CH)-CH_(2)-CH_(2)-underset(underset(CH_(3))(\|))(CH)-CH_(2)-CH_(3) (i) 3-ethyl-6-methyloctane (ii) 3-methyl-6-ethyloctane (iii) 6-methyl-3-ethyloctane
Answer» Solution :(i) NAME is correct because, form both the order of carbon is same, so, methyl GROUP has 6 no. and ETHYL group has 3 no. as PER alphabetical order. Name (iii) is wrong- because ethyl must be FIRST than methyl