Name this compound

Question

.................CH3
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CH(triple bond)C-CH-CH-CH3
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....................CH3
CH3 in the first row is directly above the CH in row 2 after the triple bond and the CH3 in the third row is directly under the second CH after the triple bond

Answer 1

I tried following your description and couldn't do it. If you numbered the C atoms starting at the left of the longest chain as 1 for the HCtriplebondC(#2) etc. perhaps I can help. If I place the CH3 where I think you say it belongs, it can't go there because that C has too many bonds.