Chemistry · IUPAC Nomenclature

JEE Main 2025 — 22 January, Evening Shift — Question 42

The alkane from below having two secondary hydrogens is :

  1. Option A:

    4-Ethyl-3,4-dimethyloctane

  2. Option B:

    2,2,4,4-Tetramethylhexane

  3. Option C:

    2,2,3,3-Tetramethylpentane

    Correct
  4. Option D:

    2,2,4,5-Tetramethylheptane

Answer: C

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
IUPAC Nomenclature
Topic
Basics of IUPAC naming + Naming Hydrocarbons
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