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Which of the correct IUPAC names of the following compound ? H_3C-CH_2-CH_2-overset(HC(CH_3)_2)overset|"CH"-undersetunderset(H_3C-CH-CH_2CH_3)|"CH"-CH_2-CH_2-CH_2-CH_2-CH_3

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5-Butyl-4-isopropyldecane
5-Ethyl-4-propyldecane
5-sec-Butyl-4-isopropyldecane
4-(1-methylethyl)-5-(1-methylpropyl) decane

Solution :ALTHOUGH IUPAC NAME for sec-butyl and isopropyl groups are 1-methylpropyl and 1-methylethyl respectively yet both these NAMES also RECOMMENDED for IUPAC nomenclature .


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