Exercises

Solution to

5-methylhept-2-ene

Step 1 - Longest carbon chain has 7carbons with a double bond. The chain is therefore heptene

Step 2 - Number the carbons so that the double bond is on the lowest numbered carbon.

Step 3 - Identify the side chain as a methyl.

Step 4 - Writing the name with methyl as the prefix we get

5-methylhept-2-ene

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