Please name this molecule. The name I have is 7-ethyl-5-isobutyl-2,6-dimethyl-decane but I was not sure if this was right

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Please name this molecule. The name I have is 7-ethyl-5-isobutyl-2,6-dimethyl-decane

but I was not sure if this was right

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Naming of organic compounds,according to IUPAC.

word root = indicates no of carbons in longest chain = Dec

primary suffix = indicates saturated/unsaturated = ane

secondary suffix = indicates functional group=  ----

primary prefix = indicates cyclic compounds = 

secondary prefix = indicates substituent = 7-ethyl-5-(1-methylpropyl)-2,6-dimethyl
so that ,

 name of the molecule  (S.Preffix)+(P.preffix)+(WordRoot)+(P.suffix)+(S.suffix)

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