What is the iupac name for this compound ch3-c (ch3) 2-ch2-chcl-ch3?

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1 August, 04:19

What is the iupac name for this compound ch3-c (ch3) 2-ch2-chcl-ch3?

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Ronnie · Answer 1

The IUPAC name of the above mentioned compound is "2-Chloro-4,4-dimethylpentane"

Exaplanation:

Since the above organic compound is an compound with only one saturated bond, It can be considered as a single bond compound, and hence we can conclude that as alkane. It also has 5 carbon atoms, so it is termed as pentane. From right to left we have to number the atoms, and 2 nd carbon atom contain Cl atom so it is termed as 2-Chloro and in the 4th position carbon atom contains 2 methyl groups, so it is termed as, 2-Chloro-4,4-dimethylpentane.