Exemplar Problems

Problem 7 : Write the IUPAC names for the following compounds:

(a) CH₃CH₂CH(CH₃)₂ (b) CH₃CH₂CH₂OH (c) CH₃COCH₂CH₃ (d) (CH₃)₃COH

Solution :

(a) CH₃CH₂CH(CH₃)₂: 2-Methylpentane (b) CH₃CH₂CH₂OH: Propan-1-ol (or 1-Propanol) (c) CH₃COCH₂CH₃: Butan-2-one (or 2-Butanone) (d) (CH₃)₃COH: 2,2-Dimethylpropanoic acid (or Neopentanoic acid)