Exercises Solution to 4-ethyldecane |
Step 1 - Longest carbon chain has 10 carbons. The chain is therefore decane Step 2 - Number the carbons so that the side chain(ethyl) is on the lowest numbered carbon. Step 3 - Identify the side chain as a ethyl. Step 4 - Writing the name with ethyl as the prefix we get 4-ethyldecane |