Answer:
5-Ethyl3-Methyloctane
Explanation:
Step in the naming of organic compound
Step 1: Take the longest continous carbon chain as the root hydrocarbon and name it according to the number of carbon atoms it contains, adding appropriate suffix to indicate the principal substituent group
Step 2: Number the carbon atoms in the root hydrocarbons from the end which give the lowest number to the suffix, and then the prefix
Step 3: Indicate other substituents by prefixes proceed by numbers to show their positions on the carbon chain
Applying the step above,
The longest carbon chain is 8, and the fuctional group is the single chain (alkane),
5-Ethyl3-Methyl,octane
