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Matching alcohols to their names I

Consider the following six isomeric alcohols:

A (C2H5)3COH
B [(CH3)2CH]2CHOH		 C (C2H5)2C(CH3)CH2OH
D (CH3)3C(CH2)3OH		 E (CH3CH2CH2)2CHOH
F CH3CH2CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH2OH
(1)Which one has the IUPAC name
2,4-dimethyl-3-pentanol?
AB
CD
EF
None		 (2)Which one has the IUPAC name
2-ethyl-2-methyl-1-butanol?
AB
CD
EF
None		 (3)Which one has the IUPAC name
3-methyl-1-hexanol?
AB
CD
EF
None
(4)Which one has the IUPAC name
4-heptanol?
AB
CD
EF
None		 (5)Which one has the IUPAC name
3-ethyl-3-pentanol?
AB
CD
EF
None		 (6)Which one has the IUPAC name
3,3-dimethyl-2-pentanol?
AB
CD
EF
None
(7)Which one has the IUPAC name
4,4-dimethyl-1-pentanol?
AB
CD
EF
None		 (8)Which one has the IUPAC name
2,2-dimethyl-3-pentanol?
AB
CD
EF
None





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