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Mobile App Chapter 3: Q20 E-d (page 88)
Give IUPAC names for the following alkanes, and convert each drawing
into a skeletal structure.
Short Answer
(d) The IUPAC name of the structure is 4-Isopropyl-2-methylheptane.
Step by step solution
IUPAC nomenclature of alkanes
The name of all alkanes end with an ‘ane’ whether it comprises side chains, branches or rings. Straight chain alkanes are designated by the prefix n to differentiate them from alkanes comprising several branches.
IUPAC name and skeletal structure of compound d
(d)The longest chain of the compound has six carbon atoms and is called heptane. The second carbon has a methyl group and the fourth carbon has an isopropyl group. The IUPAC name of the compound is 4-Isopropyl-2-methylheptane. The skeletal structure of the compound can be given as:
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