Jesse E. answered • 05/27/20
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Octane. There are 8 carbons in the chain so the "oct" prefix comes from the Greek "okta" meaning 8.
Louis G.
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4-octene as the double bond is on carbon 4
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Jesse E.
I apologize for the incorrect answer. I didn't see the double bond in the middle. Louis G is correct. It is 4-octene because no matter which end you start, you will encounter the double bond beginning at fourth carbon. If the compound was 1-octene, the compound would have a double bond beginning at the beginning. If this was the case, the preferred name would be oct-1-ene, signifying the carbon chain is 8 carbons long and the double bond is on the first carbon.
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SB K.
would it not be 1-octene?05/27/20