Write the IUPAC names of the three compounds shown in the figure.(i)(ii)(iii)
Solution
(i) HOCH2–CH(CH3)–CH2–CH(CH3)–CH2CH3: hexan-1-ol chain with methyls at C-2 and C-4 —
2,4-dimethylhexan-1-ol
(ii), (iii) Apply the same procedure to the displayed structures: choose the longest chain containing the carbinol carbon, number from the end giving –OH the lowest locant, then cite substituents alphabetically with their locants. (The printed structures are reproduced in the figure for exact reading.)
CBSE Class 12 Board · 2002 · All India; also Foreign · Subjective