What Is the IUPAC of the Following Compound

question 17

Multiple Choice

What is the IUPAC of the following compound?

• A) (
• S)-2,2-Dimethyl-3-pentanol
• B) (
• R)-2,2-Dimethyl-3-pentanol
• C) (
• R)-4,4-Dimethyl-3-pentanol
• D) (
• S)-1-tert-Butyl-1-propanol

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Definitions:

Myelin

A fatty substance that forms a sheath around the axons of neurons, increasing the speed at which impulses propagate.

Receive

To accept or take into one's possession something that is given, presented, or transmitted.

Send

The act of causing something to go or be taken from one place or person to another, especially in the context of communication or transportation.

Oligodendrocytes

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