Question

Write the IUPAC name of the `CH_(3)-underset(OH)underset(|)CH-CH_(2)-underset(OH)underset(|)CH-underset(C_(2)H_(5))underset(|)CH-CH_(2)-CH_(5)` compound.

Answer 1

`overset(1)(CH_(3))-underset(OH)underset(|)overset(2)(CH)-overset(3)(CH_(2))-underset(OH)underset(|)overset(4)(CH)-underset(C_(2)H_(5))underset(|)overset(5)(CH)-overset(6)(CH_(2))-overset(7)(CH_(3))" "` 5-Ethyl heptane-2,4-diol