Discussion Forum : Nomenclature Of Organic Compounds
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The IUPAC name of the following compound is?


The IUPAC Name Of The Following Compound Is?

Options:
A .   2-Methyl-3,2-methylethylpentane
B .   3-Ethyl-2,3-dimethylpentane
C .   3,2-Methylethyl-2-methylpentane
D .   None of these
Answer: Option B
:
B

Decide parent chain.


Numbering so that more substituted substituent will get the lowest number.


The IUPAC Name Of The Following Compound Is?


Five carbons word root = pent


                                    single bonds = ane(suffix)


substituent at C2 and C3


3-ethyl-2, 3-dimethylpentane(alphabetically)


Therefore,


                (b) 3-Ethyl-2,3-dimethylpentane



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