IUPAC Naming Rules for Branched Alkanes

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Key rules:

  • Longest continuous chain = parent name
  • Number to give lowest locants to substituents
  • Prefixes: di-, tri-, tetra- for identical groups
  • Alkyl groups: methyl (CH₃-), ethyl (CH₃CHβ‚‚-), etc.
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