What is the IUPAC name for the compound shown below?
Concepts and reason
IUPAC stands for international union of pure and applied chemistry. IUPAC has given a nomenclature to name the organic compounds. The IUPAC name consists of three parts: root name, prefix and suffix.
Fundamentals
The three parts of an IUPAC name are root name, prefix and suffix. The longest chain tells the root name. Prefix tells the position and name of the substitutions present on longest chain. Suffix tells the functional group present in the structure.
Answer:
Structure of compound is shown below.
Explanation:
The longest chain has five carbon atoms. So, the root name for the given structure is pent. Select the longest chain such that, the substituents have lowest numbers.
Three substituents are present on longest chain. They are two methyl groups and one ethyl group.
Explanation:
Two methyl groups are substituted at C-2 carbon and one ethyl group is substituted at C-3. so, the prefix will be 3-ethyl-2,2-dimethyl.
Explanation:
The functional group is alkane. So, that the suffix is ane.