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ChemistryNEET 2024IUPAC nomenclature

Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques

A compound with the molecular formula C6H14\mathrm{C_6H_{14}} has two tertiary carbons. Its IUPAC name is:

  1. A.2-methylpentane
  2. B.2,3-dimethylbutane✓
  3. C.2,2-dimethylbutane
  4. D.n-hexane

Solution

A tertiary carbon is bonded to three other carbons. 2,3-Dimethylbutane, (CH3)2CH−CH(CH3)2\mathrm{(CH_3)_2CH{-}CH(CH_3)_2}, has two such carbons (C2 and C3). The others have at most one, or none.

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