The IUPAC name of this compound is-

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IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Compound

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2- Flouro-4-chloro-2,4-diethyl-1-pentane

3-Flouro-5-chloro-3-methyl-5-ethyl-1-hexane

3-Chloro-5-fluoro-3,5-dimethyl heptane

3,5-Dimethyl-5-fluoro-3-chloro-heptane

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Let us donate the molecule and mark the longest carbon chain

Longest chain marked (1 → 7)

Seven carbon in longest chain with no double bond (heptane)

Alphabetical substituents and their positions -

(i) Chloro - 3

(ii) Fluoro - 5

(iii) Dimethyl - 3,5

Following the IUPAC convention, the nomenclature is -

3-chloro-5-fluoro-3,5-dimethyl heptane.