IUPAC name of valeric acid is
pentanoic acid correct as per chemistry principle.
Ref: NCERT Chemistry Class XII — Organic Chemistry
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The IUPAC name of the following compound is:
2 - methoxypropane correct as per chemistry principle.
Ref: NCERT Chemistry Class XII — Organic Chemistry
Select the odd one, from the Common, IUPAC names given below.
C₂H₃OH: ethanol, ethyl alcohol correct as per chemistry principle.
Ref: NCERT Chemistry Class XII — Organic Chemistry
What is the common name of CH₂=CH-CH₂OH?
CH₂=CH-CH₂OH is a 3-carbon compound with a double bond and an -OH group, commonly known as allyl alcohol.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 7: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers > Topic: Preparation of Alcohols - from Alkenes Haloalkanes Carbonyls Grignard
What is the IUPAC name of CH₃CH₂CH(Br)CH₂CH₃ ?
The compound has a five-carbon chain (pentane) with bromine on the third carbon. The name is 3-bromopentane.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 6: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes > Topic: Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions - SN1 and SN2 Mechanisms
What is the IUPAC name of CH₃CH(Cl)CH₂CH₃ ?
The compound has a four-carbon chain with chlorine on the second carbon. The parent chain is butane, so the name is 2-chlorobutane.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 6: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes > Topic: Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions - SN1 and SN2 Mechanisms
Which compound has the IUPAC name 3-chloro-2-methylpentane?
3-Chloro-2-methylpentane is a five-carbon chain (pentane) with Cl on C₃ and a methyl group on C₂: CH₃CH(CH₃)CHClCH₂CH₃ .
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 6: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes > Topic: Nature of C-X Bond and Methods of Preparation
