What is the name of this structural formula?

Answer:
3-methyl pentane
Explanation:
The longest chain of carbons is 5, so it will have the prefix pent-.
The first branch is on the 3rd carbon, and it is a 1 carbon branch. This means the branch will be called 3-methyl.
Now to find the suffix we need to count the carbons and the hydrogens. There are 6 carbons and 14 hydrogens, which follows the formula for an alkane ([tex]C{_n}H{_{n+2}}[/tex]). This gives it the suffix -ane.
Now we can name the compound:
3-methyl pentane
That is the answer
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