How to draw the structural formula for 3-ethyl-5-methyl-3-heptene? [closed]








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This is the kind of structural formula we need to draw:


[![66184171-492-E-4-E24-96-EA-9-D774-B1-ED958.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/3r9Yc3HR/66184171-492-E-4-E24-96-EA-9-D774-B1-ED958.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/DmW9Wk0k)


I took help from Reddit. Here is the attempt:
[![61252-CB0-CA97-4-A20-A366-3-D818-BCC89-C1.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/Cx7fwTgv/61252-CB0-CA97-4-A20-A366-3-D818-BCC89-C1.jpg)](https://postimg.cc/rDdp9HzW)


I have done one more attempt:
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iG19V.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iG19V.png)


Though the 4th carbon of the left condensed version needs to have a hydrogen added, did not take a picture of that.




Sorry to say but the question is inappropriate! It is supposed to be 3-ethyl-5-methylhept-3-ene. Here's the solution:[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7zpFP.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7zpFP.png)


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