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minus-squarePotatoesFalllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year agododecane has a 12 carbon chain. The longest chain here is 10 carbons, which would be decane.
minus-squareSeth@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoI am a total chem nitwit, would you like to explain me how you come to this ?
minus-squarehowrar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoIt basically comes down to finding the longest chain of carbons, then you number each of the carbons on that chain and list off things that are attached to each of them. For example, 1 carbon = methyl, 2 carbons = ethyl, etc.
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dodecane has a 12 carbon chain. The longest chain here is 10 carbons, which would be decane.
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I am a total chem nitwit, would you like to explain me how you come to this ?
It basically comes down to finding the longest chain of carbons, then you number each of the carbons on that chain and list off things that are attached to each of them. For example, 1 carbon = methyl, 2 carbons = ethyl, etc.