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The longest carbon chain is of 9 carbon but the answer is: 4-Butyl-2,3,7-trimethyl octane.
Please help with how this answer was derived.
u/Dungeon_Beast — 8 days ago
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The longest carbon chain is of 9 carbon but the answer is: 4-Butyl-2,3,7-trimethyl octane.
Please help with how this answer was derived.