a. The largest carbon chain is hexane. Here, the substituents are one ethyl and two methyl groups.
The position and the order of substituents give the name of the compound as4-ethyl-2,2-dimethylhexane.
b. The largest carbon chain is heptane. Here, the substituents are methyl and isopropyl groups.
The position and the order of substituents give the name of the compound as 3-isopropyl-5-methylheptane.
c. The largest carbon chain is octane. Here, the substituent is attached with the fourth carbon as the isopropyl group.
The position and the order of substituent give the name of the compound as 4-isopropyloctane.
d. The largest carbon chain is decane. Here, the substituents are two methyl, one ethyl, and one isobutyl group.
The position and the order of substituents give the name of the compound as 2,7-dimethyl-3-ethyl-5-isobutyldecane.