Question

Give the IUPAC name of the following compound:

(CCl₃)₃CCl

Answer 1

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.}\ce{Cl}\\
|\\
\ce{Cl - C - Cl}\\
\phantom{.}\ce{Cl}\phantom{...}|\phantom{....}\ce{Cl}\\
|\phantom{.........}|\\
\ce{Cl - \overset{1}{C} - \overset{2}{C} - \overset{3}{C} - Cl}\\
\phantom{.}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{.}\\
\ce{Cl}\phantom{..}\ce{Cl}\phantom{..}\ce{Cl}
\end{array}\]

IUPAC name: 2−(Trichloromethyl)−1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3−heptachloropropane

Answer 2

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{......}\ce{CCl3}\\
\phantom{...}|\\
\ce{Cl3C - C - Cl}\\
\phantom{...}|\\
\phantom{......}\ce{CCl3}\\
\end{array}\]

IUPAC name: 2-(Trichloromethyl)-1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3-heptachloropropane