BITSAT (Birla Institute of Technology & Science Admission Test) Chemistry: Questions 1 of 295

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The IUPAC name of -

Above Given Identify Alkane՚s IUPAC Name

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

2-hydroxy -4- methyl-3- pentanone

b.

4 - methyl -2-hydroxy-3- pentanone

c.

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d.

All of the above

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Answer

a.

Explanation

  • TheIUPAC name of above compound is 2-hydroxy -4- methyl-3- pentanone. Here the five carbon՚s longest chain in this compound. It known as pentane. The principal group is ketone
Ketone
  • & the alphabet H of hydroxyl group comes first than M of methyl group they are attached with different different number of carbon. So here in this compound numbering is done in the following way.
2-Hydroxy -4- Methyl-3- Pentanone

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