In the correct IUPAC name for a six-membered carbon ring containing one double bond, one ethyl group, and two methyl groups on the same carbon, the name is 6-Ethyl-3,3-dimethylcyclohex-1-ene. What is

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In the correct IUPAC name for a six-membered carbon ring containing one double bond, one ethyl group, and two methyl groups on the same carbon, the name is 6-Ethyl-3,3-dimethylcyclohex-1-ene. What is the sum of the locant numbers for all substituents and the double bond?

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: 13. The locants used in the name are 6 (for ethyl), 3 and 3 (for dimethyl), and 1 (for the double bond). The sum of these locants is .

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