Question

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

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.