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Question 44 asks for the IUPAC name for the following compound:

(CH₃CH₂)₂NCH₂CH₂CH₃

The correct answer is N,N-diethylpropanamine, which makes sense, however, I drew it like this:

CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-N-CH₂-CH₂-CH₃
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CH₃

Which would give the name N-methyl N-propylpropanamine. Why is this incorrect?

P.S. the bottom CH₃ is supposed to attach to the N but I am having trouble formatting it correctly

(CH3CH2)2NCH2CH2CH3

The thing is, the way you're doing it is that you're taking one of the (CH3CH2) groups and taking that CH2 and putting it on the other (CH3CH2) group, leaving the "methyl" group on the N that you are referring to. It groups the (CH3CH2) for a reason because they stay together. Thus, you can't have N-methyl-N-propylpropanamine, even though the "molecular formula" would be the same - the condensed formula is not.