What is the IUPAC name of CH3CH2CH2CH3?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Butane
- Step 1: A four-carbon saturated chain is butane.
Answer
Butane.
Why not the others: Propane, Pentane and Butene don't fit.
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