What Is the IUPAC Name of the Following Compound

question 2

Multiple Choice

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

• A) ethyl (
• R)-3-methylpentanoate
• B) ethyl (
• S)-3-methylpentanoate
• C) (
• R)-2-methylbutyl ethanoate
• D) (
• S)-2-methylbutyl ethanoate

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Definitions:

Releasing Hormones

Hormones secreted by the hypothalamus that stimulate or inhibit the release of hormones from the anterior pituitary.

Hypothalamus

A structure in the forebrain that controls the pituitary gland and so-called homeostatic behaviors such as eating, drinking, temperature control, sleeping, sexual behaviors, and emotional reactions.

Thalamus

A brain structure that acts as a relay station, processing and transmitting information from the senses to the appropriate areas of the brain.

Medulla

A structure in the hindbrain that transmits information from the spinal cord to the brain and regulates life support functions such as respiration, blood pressure, coughing, sneezing, vomiting, and heart rate.