Question

Give the IUPAC name of the organic compound represented by the structural formula given below:

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

Answer 1

The IUPAC name of the given organic compound is 2, 3-Dichloropentane.