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The IUPAC name of the compound is...

The `IUPAC` name of the compound

is

A

(1) `4`-isopropyl-`6`-methyloctane

B

(2) `3`-methyl-`5`-(`1`-methylethyl)octane

C

(3) `3`-methyl-`5`-isopropyloctane

D

(4) `6`-methyl-`4`-(`1`-methylethyl)octane

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B
The compound is a branched alkane. Select the longest possible continuous `C` chain carrying the maximum number of side chains. The numbering of the parent chain should start from the end closer to the side chains:
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