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The IUPAC name of \[C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{2}}-\underset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{H}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-\underset{C{{H}_{3}}}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\mathop{\overset{{{C}_{4}}{{H}_{9}}}{\mathop{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,}}\,}}\,-C{{H}_{3}}\]

A)  3, 4, 4-trimethyl-heptane

B)  3, 4, 4-trimethyl-octane

C)  2-butyl, 2-methyl, 3 ethyl butane

D)  2-ethyl, 3, 3-dimethyl-heptane

Correct Answer: B

Solution :

The IUPAC name is 3, 4, 4-trimethyl octane