IUPAC name of the compound H_3C - CH - CH_2 - CHOH - CH_3 with a C_2H_5 group attached to the second carbon (CH) is _____

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IUPAC name of the compound \mathrm{H_3C{-}CH{-}CH_2{-}CHOH{-}CH_3} with a group attached to the second carbon (CH) is

Answer: (C)

The compound is : the longest chain containing the OH carbon has six carbons, numbered from the end nearer to OH gives hexan-2-ol with a methyl

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