Exemplar Problems

Problem 14 : Write the IUPAC names for the following compounds:

(a) CH₃COCH(CH₃)₂ (b) CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃ (c) CH₃COOH (d) CH₃C≡CH

Solution :

(a) CH₃COCH(CH₃)₂: 3-Methyl-2-butanone (b) CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₃: Pentane (c) CH₃COOH: Ethanoic acid (or Acetic acid) (d) CH₃C≡CH: Propyne