HINT When looking for the longest continuous chain(to give the base name),look to find all the different chains of that length. Often,the longest chain with the most substituents is not obvious. 2013 Pearson Education,Inc. Chapter 3 13 © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc. When looking for the longest continuous chain (to give the base name), look to find all the different chains of that length. Often, the longest chain with the most substituents is not obvious. Chapter 3 13