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Determining the molecular formula
« on: February 17, 2006, 07:23:05 PM »
Question:
In attached file

Possible Answer:
I'm not very good at these but i'll give it a go:

4-methyl-1,3-cyclopentane-1-Methyl-4-EthylBenzene
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Re:Determining the molecular formula
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2006, 07:03:28 AM »
In my opinion, it has to be called: 7-isopropyl-1,4-dimethylazulene.

English is far from being my first language, but I think you're not asked to determine its name.
Maybe the answer to your question should be: C15H18, which I'd call a chemical formula.
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