Q.

The IUPAC name of CH3-CH|CH3-CH|CH3-CH2-CH3 is----

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a

3,4 -dimethyl pentane

b

2,3 -dimethyl pentane

c

1,2,3 -tri methyl butane

d

3,4,4- trimethyl butane

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

The organic compound is given as

CH31-CH|CH32-CH3|CH3-CH24-CH35

Above compound contains two methyl groups at 2 and 3 positions.

The main chain has ‘5’ carbons. So, the root word is “pent” and use the prefix as “di” followed by the numerical 2, 3. 

The IUPAC name of the compound is 2,3 dimethyl pentane − .

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