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CBSE Class 12 · 2008 · Delhi · Alcohols Phenols and EthersVery Short Answer

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Write the IUPAC name of the compound shown in the figure (the same dimethyl hexanediol skeleton).
Structure Structure to name
Structure to name

Answer: 2,5-Dimethylhexane-1,3-diol.

Solution

Number from the end nearer the diol: OH at 1 and 3, CH at 2 and 5 on a six-carbon chain:

CBSE Class 12 Board · 2008 · Delhi · Subjective

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