Question

Detailed drawing of 5-ethyl- 2,2,4- trimethyloctane please

Answer 1

Answer:

• First: the carbon backbone is drawn without placing hydrogens. In this case the main chain will be the "octane".

• Second: all substituents or radical groups , in this particular case would have been identified:

Methyl radical.

Ethyl radical.

• Third: in the main chain carbons it is identified in which the substituents or radicals is placed . For this case would be:

Methyl ( on carbons 2,2 and 4).

Ethyl ( carbon 5 ).

• ​Fourth: Finally , the pattern of the complete molecule was trace.

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