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An organic student incorrectly names a compound as 3-butyloctane. What mistake did the student make?
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Started numbering from the wrong end of the octane chain
Did not find the longest chain, it should be decane
The student forgot to indicate cis- or trans-
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Started numbering from the wrong end of the octane chain
Did not find the longest chain, it should be decane
The student forgot to indicate cis- or trans-
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The mistake the student made is:
**Did not find the longest chain; it should be decane.**
In the name "3-butyloctane," it implies that there's a four-carbon butyl group attached to an eight-carbon chain (octane), which indicates an incorrect chain length consideration. The longest continuous carbon chain including the butyl group is likely to be longer than eight carbons, leading to a naming convention that suggests it should be based on a decane (10-carbon) chain instead.
**Did not find the longest chain; it should be decane.**
In the name "3-butyloctane," it implies that there's a four-carbon butyl group attached to an eight-carbon chain (octane), which indicates an incorrect chain length consideration. The longest continuous carbon chain including the butyl group is likely to be longer than eight carbons, leading to a naming convention that suggests it should be based on a decane (10-carbon) chain instead.
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