What Is the IUPAC Name for the Following Compound

question 55

Multiple Choice

What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

• A)3-ethyl-2,4-dimethylpentanoyl chloride
• B)4-ethyl-3,5-dimethylpentanoyl chloride
• C)3-ethyl-2,4-dimethylhexanoyl chloride
• D)4-ethyl-3,5-dimethylhexanoyl chloride
• E) none of these

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Definitions:

Activation Energy

The minimum energy required to initiate a chemical reaction.

Free Energy

A thermodynamic quantity that indicates the amount of energy in a system that is available to do work at a constant temperature and pressure.

Entropy

A measure of disorder or randomness in a system, often associated with the second law of thermodynamics.

Enthalpy

A thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the total heat content of a system, often used in the study of heat transfer in chemical reactions.