The name of an organic compound is 2-methyl-4-propyloctane.What information about the structure of this compound is FALSE?
A) It is a branched alkane.
B) There are eight carbons in the parent chain.
C) There is a one-carbon alkyl group on carbon 2 of the parent chain.
D) There is a three-carbon alkyl group on carbon 4 of the parent chain.
E) None of the above statements is false.
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