Question

Name the following compound: CH3 – CH2 – CH = CH – CH3 Fill In The "___" 2-Pen ___

Answer 1

Answer: 2-Pentene

Explanation:

The longest continuous carbon chain that contains the double bond is identified to be Pentene, since it has five carbon atoms.The presence of the double bond makes it an Alkene, hence the -ane ending of the parent Alkane is changed to -ene.

We then do our numbering in the direction that gives the position of the double bond a lower number. Numbering from right to left, the position of the double bond is at carbon atom 2 going to 3, which is lower compared to the other direction.

Hence the name of the compound is 2-Pentene.