Answer:
This molecule can either be named methoxyethane (since the longest chain is 2C so ethane, and it has a OCH3 group attached which we call methoxy). Or it can be named ethyl methyl ether (since there is a methyl group and an ethyl group attached to the oxygen in the center.
Explanation:
Ethers are compounds having two alkyl or aryl groups bonded to an oxygen atom, as in the formula R1–O–R2. The ether functional group does not have a characteristic IUPAC nomenclature suffix, so it is necessary to designate it as a substituent.
