Write the common name for each of the following:
a. CH₃−CH₂−O−CH₂−CH₂−CH₃

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Write the common name for each of the following:

a. CH₃−CH₂−O−CH₂−CH₂−CH₃

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All right. Hi, everyone. So this question is asking us to provide the common name of CH three och two ch two ch two ch two ch three. Option A says methyl Buttal Ether. Option B says Ethel Beetle Ether. Option C does Methyl Pencil ether. And option D says Ethel Pencil. Et so let's go ahead and get started. The first thing I want to point out here is that in the structure provided we have one oxygen atom in between two carbon atoms or two ocho groups. Now this matches the general formula ror which is characteristic of an ether. So recall that the common name of an ether is generated by first listing the groups connected to oxygen in alphabetical order, followed by the word ether. So to the, to the left side of the oxygen atom is simply a one carbon chain or a CH three, which would correspond to a methyl group. And on the right side, if I go ahead and I count the number of carbons of the second all kill group, I can see that it is of in fact a five carbon chain. And so a five carbon chain treated as a substituent would be described as a pal group. So now these are the names that I would place in alphabetical order, followed by the name Ether. Now recall that if the ocho groups were identical, I would use the prefix dye to indicate that there are two of the same ocho group present. But in this case, that rule doesn't apply. Now because the M in methyl goes before the p in pal, the metal group is the first substituent I would list. So that's methyl por ether with spaces in between all three words. And so the common name of the compound provided is methyl pencil ether, which corresponds to option c the multiple choice and there you have it. So with that being said, thank you so very much for watching and I hope you found the South.

Write the common name for each of the following:
a. CH₃−CH₂−O−CH₂−CH₂−CH₃

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Write the common name for each of the following:a. CH3−CH2−O−CH2−CH2−CH3

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IUPAC Naming Conventions

Write the common name for each of the following:
a. CH₃−CH₂−O−CH₂−CH₂−CH₃