According to the IUPAC Convention for Chemical Naming,which Part of a Hydrocarbon

question 67

Multiple Choice

According to the IUPAC convention for chemical naming,which part of a hydrocarbon is selected as the main chain for a hydrocarbon chain?

• A)the most highly branched chain
• B)the shortest chain
• C)the longest chain drawn in a straight line
• D)the longest continuous chain,regardless of bends
• E)the chain with the most substituted carbons in it

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