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Provide the IUPAC name for the following compound:


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Correct Answer: A. 1-cyclopropyl-4-isopropyl-1,3-dimethylcyclohexane
1. First, identify the (longest) parent chain or cycle -> six carbon ring = “cyclohex”
2. If several substituents are on the ring, they are listed in alphabetical order, and the first substituent is given #1 priority. The cyclohexane has the following substituents: cyclopropyl (#1), 2 methyl groups, iso-propyl (note that iso is not considered when placing in alpha order)
3. Substituents are numbered such one of them is at carbon #1 and the other locations have the lowest possible numbers, going in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction, giving the prefix di-, tri-, tetra-, to groups of the same kind (prefixes are not considered when alphabetizing).
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