JAMB - Chemistry (1997 - No. 45)
The IUPAC nomenclature of the organic compound with the above structural formula is
3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylhexane
4-ethyl-2,5-dimethylhexane
3-ethyl-2,5,5 - trimethylpentane
3-ethyl, 1,1,4-trimethylpentane
Shpjegimi
The name of the compound is 3 - ethyl - 2,5 - dimethylhexane.