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Question
Write the IUPAC name of the following:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\phantom{......}\\
|\phantom{.........}\\
\ce{H3C - C - CH2CH2CH3}\\
|\phantom{.........}\\
\ce{CH3}\phantom{.......}
\end{array}\]
One Word/Term Answer
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Solution
2,2-Dimethylpentane
Explanation:
At carbon-2 of the main chain, there are two methyl groups (–CH3) attached.
Numbering from the left gives substituents at carbon-2.
So, the name will include 2,2-dimethyl.
Main chain: pentane
Substituents: 2,2-dimethyl
IUPAC Name = 2,2-dimethylpentane
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