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Chapter 22: Problem 32

Cumene is the starting material for the industrial production of acetone and phenol. The structure of cumene is Give the systematic name for cumene.

Short Answer

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The systematic name for cumene is isopropylbenzene.

Step by step solution

01

Identify the parent chain

In this case, the parent chain is a benzene ring. This will be the base of our IUPAC name.
02

Identify the substituent

A propyl group (which has a general formula of \(-C_3H_7\)) is attached to the benzene ring. Since it is attached to the second carbon atom of the propyl chain, the substituent is an isopropyl group (\(-CH(CH_3)_2\)).
03

Combine the parent chain and substituent

Now we will combine the parent chain (benzene) with the substituent (isopropyl) and the position of the substituent on the parent chain. We end up with the systematic name: isopropylbenzene. So, the systematic name for cumene is isopropylbenzene.

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